New bird flu detected in the Netherlands

Dutch health officials on November 16 banned the transport of poultry across the country after the discovery of a new strain of bird flu that is highly infectious to humans.

'High pathogenicity' from poultry contamination detected on a farm is very dangerous for birds and birds and 'transmission of disease can be transmitted from animals to humans' , the Dutch government announced. .

Dutch authorities destroyed more than 150,000 poultry at Hekendrop.(Photo: AFP)

According to AFP, Dutch health officials destroyed about 150,000 chickens at the farm at Hekendrop.

While the ban on poultry transport nationwide is effective 72 hours, including the transport of poultry, eggs and bird droppings. However, health officials said that within a 10km radius around the affected farm, the ban could last up to 30 days.

The Dutch Ministry of Health also examined 16 other farms in the area and issued new restrictions for tourists who want to visit these farms. At the same time hunting is also banned from the national name at the present time.

Avian influenza causes chickens to die and pose a threat to human health when handling infected poultry.

The H5N1 avian influenza virus has killed more than 400 people, mainly in Southeast Asia, since its first appearance in 2003. Meanwhile, the H7N9 bird strain has killed more than 170 people since 2013.

Meanwhile, Dutch media reported that the H7N7 strain had a serious impact in the Netherlands in 2003. The country's health authorities had to destroy about 30 million poultry in an attempt to quell an outbreak.