News item | 09-11-2022 | 20:48
In Uden (municipality of Maashorst, province of North Brabant) bird flu was diagnosed on a poultry farm with broiler parent stock. To prevent the spread of the virus, the approximately 46,000 animals at the location are culled by the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA).
There is 1 other poultry farm in the 1 kilometer zone. The company is not located in the poultry-dense area. This company is screened and sampled for bird flu by the NVWA and intensively monitored by GD for 14 days.
There are 5 poultry farms in the 3 kilometer zone. These companies are screened and sampled for bird flu by the NVWA.
There are 82 other poultry farms in the 10 kilometer zone, including a poultry slaughterhouse. That is why a prescribed route to this slaughterhouse is established (a ‘corridor’).
Transport ban
A transport ban applies to all birds and hatching and table eggs from a location with birds. The ban also applies to bird manure and used litter, and to other animals and animal products from poultry farms.
In addition, rules apply to hunting in the 10 kilometer zone. For example, in this area it is prohibited to hunt ducks or to hunt in areas where this could disturb waterfowl. Where exactly this is can be seen on the animal disease viewer of the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO).
National measures
There are national measures, such as a ban on visiting bird roosts of high-risk birds, unless absolutely necessary. Birds at risk include kept gallinaceous birds (such as chickens), waterfowl and ratites.
Since 5 October 2022, the national confinement and screening obligation has also been in force. The confinement obligation applies to commercially kept birds, these are brought indoors (except pheasants, ornamental waterfowl and ratites). A screening obligation applies to non-commercially kept high-risk birds (fowls/chickens, (ornamental) waterfowl and ratites), for example in zoos, petting zoos and owners of birds and chickens, and for commercially kept pheasants, ornamental waterfowl and ratites. On the NVWA website you will find more information about the obligation to house and shield. A ban has also been imposed on the display of poultry, waterfowl and ratites.
Traceability Investigation
As usual, in the context of the contamination at this location, a tracing investigation is carried out into high-risk contacts. If necessary, additional measures will be taken in response to the results of the investigation. Any additional measures will be reported via an update in this press release and via the online channels of the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (LNV).