Bird Flu Confirmed in Drenthe, Netherlands

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) has been confirmed on a poultry farm in Geesbrug, Drenthe, Netherlands, necessitating the culling of approximately 24,000 chickens. A ten-kilometer travel ban has been implemented around the affected farm, impacting other poultry businesses. This outbreak, part of a more severe season, follows a nationwide enforced housing order and the slaughter of over two million birds.

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