Archive: October 2025

Since early October, the DWHC has been receiving reports of increased mortality and abnormal behavior among wild birds in the north of the Netherlands. Birds from across the country have been sent by the DWHC to the WBVR to test for bird flu.

Since last weekend, the DWHC has been receiving reports of increased mortality and abnormal behavior among wild birds in the north of the Netherlands. The birds are exhibiting behavior that resembles an infection with bird flu, namely turning their heads in a circle-like motion. The reports are mostly of young

Last night, avian influenza was confirmed at a broiler breeder farm in Gasselternijveenschemond, Drenthe. To prevent the spread of the avian influenza virus, the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) is culling 71,000 animals and establishing Read more

On September 18, 2025, an outbreak of lumpy skin disease (LSD) was reported in Rhône, France. This is the first case in this department. The number of LSD infections in France now stands at 79. The disease has previously been found in the departments of l’Ain (2), Savoie (32), Haute-Savoie (44), and now also in