Overview
- Authorities identified avian influenza at a broiler farm in Uitwijk, Altena, and imposed a transport ban for birds, eggs, manure and used bedding within 10 kilometers.
- Regulators launched a tracing investigation and placed nearby poultry operations under intensified monitoring for at least two weeks.
- A swan in Woerden tested positive after reports of dead birds, following earlier findings among wild geese, swans and ducks in De Ronde Venen.
- Rescue teams in the Leiden area report ongoing pickups of sick or dead wild birds since early November and describe neurological symptoms including disorientation and falls.
- Officials urge the public to report dead or sick birds to the NVWA reporting line, keep dogs leashed, keep cats indoors where possible, and maintain required shielding for hobby flocks under nationwide containment rules.