Overview
- Culling at the infected Deurne site began Sunday using in‑stall gassing, with carcasses taken to Rendac in Son, followed by disinfection and at least 30 days without birds in the stables.
- A 10‑kilometer restriction zone is in force that halts movements of poultry, eggs, manure and used litter around the farm.
- Farms within 1 and 3 kilometers are being screened, then monitored by the NVWA through cadaver sampling for 10 days and intensified checks over the next two weeks.
- The NVWA has opened a tracing investigation into recent movements to and from the farm, and it may impose additional measures if risks emerge.
- Officials note the case forms part of a regional cluster that includes recent detections in Ysselsteyn and Veulen, with 46 poultry holdings inside the Deurne zone and local supply disruptions possible though retail food remains safe.