Overview
- Officials confirmed infection at a biological layer farm in Streefkerk, Zuid-Holland, according to the NVWA and the Ministry of Agriculture.
- All 16,000 hens at the site are being culled to prevent further spread of the virus.
- A 10-kilometer restriction zone blocks transport of poultry, eggs, manure and litter, with two other poultry farms located in the zone.
- Parts of the Krimpenerwaard, including Ammerstol, Bergambacht, Berkenwoude, Lekkerkerk, Schoonhoven, Stolwijk and Vlist, fall under the transport ban.
- A nationwide housing order has been in place since mid-October, and recent weeks have seen more than ten farm detections and large culls, including 62,000 birds in Terschuur and 56,000 in Opende.