荷兰农业部表示，禽流感在北部格罗宁根省卢特耶哈斯特村的一家家禽农场被检出，当局将扑杀4.5万只产蛋鸡。据该部称，这是自7月以来荷兰首次报告禽流感疫情。地区广播电台RTV NOF报道，受影响农场饲养的是产蛋鸡。
Bird flu has been detected at a poultry farm in Lutjegast, a village in the northern Dutch province of Groningen, prompting authorities to cull 45,000 laying hens, the Dutch Agriculture Ministry said. The outbreak is the first reported in the Netherlands since July, according to the ministry. The affected farm keeps laying hens, regional broadcaster RTV NOF reported.
当局立即在农场周围10公里（6.2英里）范围内实施运输禁令，以防病毒扩散。
Authorities immediately imposed a transport ban within a 10-kilometer (6.2-mile) radius of the farm to prevent the virus from spreading.
禁令禁止在指定区域内运输禽鸟、鸡蛋、粪便和用过的垫料，该区域跨越格罗宁根省和弗里斯兰省的部分地区。据报道，限制区内还有21家其他农业企业。
The ban prohibits the transport of birds, eggs, manure and used bedding within the designated zone, which extends across parts of the provinces of Groningen and Friesland. The restricted area includes 21 other agricultural businesses, according to the report.
农业部表示，目前疫情尚不需要在全国或区域范围内强制要求禽鸟圈养。
The ministry said the outbreak does not currently warrant a nationwide or regional confinement requirement for poultry.