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Two new cases of bird flu in Gelderland, Netherlands

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Netherlands
Published Jun 11, 2022

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Bij twee pluimveehouders in het Gelderse Hierden is donderdag vogelgriep aangetroffen. Daardoor moeten in totaal ongeveer 115.000 dieren worden afgemaakt, meldt toezichthouder NVWA vrijdag. Dinsdag is bij een ander bedrijf in Hierden ook al vogelgriep vastgesteld. Bij een van de bedrijven waar donderdag de vogelziekte is vastgesteld, moeten ongeveer 100.000 eenden worden geruimd.

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Bird flu was found on Thursday at two poultry farmers in Hierden, Gelderland. As a result, a total of approximately 115,000 animals must be culled, the NVWA reported Friday. On Tuesday, another company in Hierden was also diagnosed with bird flu. At one of the farms where the bird disease was diagnosed on Thursday, about 100,000 ducks have to be culled. This also applies to the 8,300 laying hens and 6000 ducks from another poultry farmer, where the disease was also found. On Tuesday, the NVWA also found bird flu at another company in Hierden. At the time, about seven thousand ducks had to be killed here. These are the umpteenth observations of bird flu since the disease was diagnosed at a poultry farmer in Zeewolde in October last year. Companies in other European countries were also affected by the disease. Experts say it is the worst outbreak ever in Europe. Since the discovery in Zeewolde, ...
Source: Nu
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