News item | 19-03-2025 | 14:31
In Putten (municipality of Putten, the province of Gelderland), bird flu has been set at a turkey company. To prevent the virus, the approximately 27,000 animals are cleared at the location by the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA).
There are no other poultry farms in the 1-kilometer zone. Within the 3-kilometer zone there are 12 other poultry farms screened by the NVWA and monitored by the Health Service Animals. There are 62 other companies with poultry in the 10-kilometer zone.
Transport ban
In the entire 10-kilometer zone, where a total of 74 other companies are located, a transport ban immediately applies. This means that no poultry and breeding and consumption eggs may be transported from locations with birds in this zone. A ban also applies to the removal of manure of birds and uses litter and for other animals and animal products from companies with birds. These measures are needed to prevent spread to other parts of the country.
Where the 10-kilometer zone is on, can be seen on the Animal disease viewer of the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO).
National measures
Since November 20, 2024, a national upper and shielding requirement in the Netherlands. The shielding applies to birds held, and a hiring obligation applies to commercially kept birds, with the exception of pheasants, running birds and ornamental water birds. These must be shielded.
Tracing test
The NVWA carries out tracing investigation into risky contacts. This investigates whether products or poultry, to and from this location, were transported in the period prior to the report. If necessary, additional measures will follow, such as extra sampling or blocking a risky contact company. These measures are reported via an update in this press release and via the online channels of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature (LVVN).