Netherlands Confirms Bird Flu at Creil Farm, Orders Culling of 43,000 Hens

Overview

• Authorities confirmed avian influenza at a laying farm in Creil, Flevoland.
• About 43,000 hens at the site were culled by the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA).
• A 10‑kilometre transport ban for birds and eggs is in effect around the affected farm.
• Two nearby poultry operations are under heightened surveillance for signs of infection.
• A nationwide poultry housing order has been in place since October, with roughly 1.7 million birds culled since then and the previous case reported on December 29 in Ysselsteyn.