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Netherlands reports new bird flu outbreak
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on December 10, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 20, 2026
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Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on December 10, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 20, 2026
The Netherlands has reported its 25th bird flu outbreak this month, with 80,000 chickens culled at a farm in the south to control the spread.
AMSTERDAM, Dec 10 (Reuters) - The Netherlands reported another outbreak of bird flu on Wednesday, as the epidemic continued to spread in the major agricultural exporter.
The country's 25th outbreak of the past month was detected at a large farm in the south of the Netherlands, where around 80,000 chickens were culled to limit the spread of the virus, the Dutch agriculture ministry said.
(Reporting by Bart MeijerEditing by Peter Graff)
Bird flu, also known as avian influenza, is a viral infection that primarily affects birds but can infect humans and other animals. It can cause severe respiratory illness and has led to significant agricultural impacts.
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