
FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE IN THE NETHERLANDS
Follow-up report No. 5
See also: 20 April 2001, 13 April 2001, 6 April 2001, 30 March 2001, 23 March 2001
Extracts from an e-mail received on 26 April 2001 from Dr Frederik H. Pluimers, Chief Veterinary Officer, Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries, The Hague:
End of previous report period: 20 April 2001 (see Disease Information, 14 [16], 92, dated 20 April 2001).
End of this report period: 26 April 2001.
New outbreaks:
Location No. of outbreaks Overijssel province 1
Total number of animals in the new outbreak:
species susceptible cases deaths destroyed slaughtered bov 76 1 0 76 0
This outbreak (No. 2001/26) was diagnosed on 22 April 2001. It is a dairy farm contiguous to outbreak No. 2001/13 (see Disease Information, 14 [14], 80, dated 6 April 2001) and situated within the surveillance zone of the other outbreaks in the provinces of Overijssel and Gelderland.
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