Overview

• NVWA confirmed an avian influenza outbreak at a meat‑chicken breeder farm in Gasselternijveenschemond, Drenthe.
• Authorities report the cull of 71,000 birds at the infected site to contain the virus.
• A 10‑kilometer restriction zone imposes a transport ban affecting 31 commercial poultry operations and requires housing or shielding of birds.
• Six holdings within three kilometers are being inspected, with tracer investigations underway to check for possible contacts.
• This is the Netherlands’ first confirmed infection since March, according to official and local media reports.