News item | 27-07-2022 | 20:04
In Dalfsen (province of Overijssel) bird flu was diagnosed on a beef duck farm. It is probably a highly pathogenic variant. To prevent the spread of the virus, the approximately 88,000 ducks at the location are culled by the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA).
There are no other poultry farms in the 1 kilometer zone around the infected farm. Six other poultry farms are located in the 3 kilometer zone around the infected company, which are screened for bird flu by the NVWA. There are 26 other poultry farms in the 10-kilometre zone for which the transport ban applies immediately.
Confinement obligation
The infected company is located in a region where the confinement obligation was lifted on June 28. In the 10 km area around the infected location, on the basis of the area regulation, a confinement and screening obligation is again in force, but this does not apply to the entire region.
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, hunting rules apply, for example in this area it is forbidden to hunt ducks or to hunt in areas where this could disturb waterfowl.
National measures
There are still national measures in place, such as a ban on visiting bird roosts of risk birds, unless absolutely necessary. Birds at risk include kept gallinaceous birds (such as chickens), waterfowl and ratites.
In a number of regions, the confinement and screening obligation is still in full force. In these regions the house keeping 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. The NVWA website states: more information about the confinement and screening obligation. A ban has also been imposed on the display of poultry, waterfowl and ratites.
Traceability Investigation
In the context of the contamination at the Dalfsen location, a tracing investigation is being carried out into high-risk contacts, as is usual. If necessary, additional measures are taken in response to the results of the investigation. These possible 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).