Overview

• The Agriculture Ministry enacted an immediate indoor confinement and shielding order covering all poultry, including commercial flocks and hobby keepers.
• The exemption for exhibitions of so‑called risk birds has been withdrawn as part of the tightened controls.
• At the Gasselternijveenschemond farm outbreak, the NVWA culled about 71,000 chickens and a 10‑kilometre transport ban remains in force around the site.
• Experts say the overall risk has increased and the virus remains unpredictable, marking the first confirmed poultry infection in the Netherlands since March.
• Wildlife surveillance has been stepped up, with the Dutch Wildlife Health Centre testing swans from Lelystad that showed abnormal behavior, while no Flevoland poultry farms have tested positive.