As the number of birds culled in an avian flu outbreak on turkey farms near Strathroy, Ont., approaches 100,000, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says it won't let its staff do media interviews for fear they will be subject to harassment or even death threats.

4 poultry farms in southwestern Ontario hit with avian flu resulting in 63k birds culled so far

About 95,000 birds have been affected at five different turkey farms in the area where an outbreak began on Nov. 26, the CFIA says. A control zone has been set up to limit new infections.

The number of birds affected at each of the five affected sites ranges from 15,200 to 33,000. The CFIA says it cannot provide information about specific farms due to privacy reasons.

One expert calls it "problematic," saying the public is mi

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