Netherlands: Bird flu at breeding company in Terschuur
Netherlands
Published Apr 24, 2022
Tridge summary
In Terschuur, Gelderland, a breeding company with chickens was diagnosed with H5 bird flu. It is probably a highly pathogenic variant. To prevent the virus from spreading, the approximately 28,600 animals on the infected farm are being culled. This is reported by the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA).
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There is still one poultry farm in the 1 kilometer zone around the infected farm. This company, which is located in a poultry-dense area, is being culled as a precaution to prevent it from spreading to the surrounding companies. If preventive culling is not carried out, the contamination in this area can quickly spread to surrounding companies. The NVWA will carry out the clearance. Within the 3 kilometer zone are 23 other poultry farms that are screened by the NVWA for research for bird flu. These companies will also be intensively monitored over the next 14 days for symptoms of disease that may indicate bird flu. Some of the companies in the 3 kilometer zone have already been included in the sampling and monitoring after other infections in that area. Transport ban There are also 235 other poultry farms in the 10 kilometer zone: the transport ban applies with immediate effect for this zone. A large part of these companies are located in the zone for which a transport ban was ...
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