Bird flu at poultry farms in 2021/2022

In the bird flu season of 2021/2022, multiple highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza infections on Dutch poultry farms have been identified by Wageningen Bioveterinary Research (WBVR). To prevent the virus from spreading, the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) has culled the animals at these farms. Bird flu infections from autumn 2021. In the tables below are all infections with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) as of October 2021 at Dutch poultry farms and hobby farms with 50 or more birds. For all cases tested positive, including wild birds and smaller hobby farms, view the map elsewhere on this page. Highly pathogenic bird flu at commercial poultry farms. The virus was detected in laying hens, but the farm also had 6,000 meat ducks that were culled - ** Total amount of culled animals at locations Lunteren IV and V: 280,000 - Highly pathogenic bird flu at large hobby farms.