Overview
- Minister Femke Wiersma ordered a temporary nationwide halt to shows, markets and other events involving any bird species to limit transmission.
- The measure broadens earlier restrictions that applied only to high‑risk species after experts upgraded the assessed infection probability for poultry farms to very high.
- Major regional events were canceled in Gelderland, including the Gelderlandshow in Kerk Avezaath and the European Culture Bird Show in Afferden, drawing concern from hobbyist groups.
- EFSA calculated roughly four times more detections in 26 EU countries from September to mid‑November than a year earlier, the highest for that period since 2016.
- Initial results from the Dutch field trial of three vaccines in laying hens are expected within months, yet mandatory weekly inspections for vaccinated flocks are seen as a key obstacle to rollout.