In Steenderen, municipality of Bronckhorst, province of Gelderland, avian influenza has been detected at a hobbyists location with waterfowl and chickens. To prevent the spread of the virus, approximately 60 animals at the site are being culled by the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA).
Within the 1 and 3-kilometer zones around the infected location, there are no other poultry farms. Within the 10-kilometer zone, there are 7 commercial poultry farms. The farm is located in the same area as Hummelo and Toldijk, where avian influenza was also detected on October 24 and October 27 respectively. The restriction zones around Steenderen overlap with those of the outbreaks in Hummelo and Toldijk.
Transport Ban
A transport ban applies immediately throughout the entire 10-kilometer zone. This means that no poultry and/or hatching and consumption eggs may be transported from locations with birds in this zone. There is also a ban on the removal of manure from birds and used litter, as well as other animals and animal products from poultry farms. These measures are necessary to prevent spread to other parts of the country. The location of the 10-kilometer zone can be seen on the animal disease viewer of the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO).
Read the full report on the Government of the Netherlands website.
For questions about the culling, journalists can contact the NVWA press team at (088) 22 33 700.
For questions about avian influenza policy, journalists can contact the spokespersons of the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality.
