Self-declaration by the Netherlands on regaining freedom from highly pathogenic avian in?uenza

摘要

On 16 November 2014, the Netherlands reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian in?uenza type H5N8 in poultry to the OIE. Since then, four more outbreaks have occurred, as reported to the OIE in subsequent follow-up reports. The last outbreak was detected on 29 November 2014. All infected ?ocks were culled and the establishments concerned were cleaned and disinfected.De?nitive cleansing and disinfection were carried out for the Hekendorp outbreak on 29 December 2014; for the outbreak in Kamperveen 1 on 5 January 2015; for the outbreak in Kamperveen 2 on 29 December 2014; for the Zoeterwoude outbreak on 13 January 2015; and for the Ter Aar outbreak on 29 January 2015.