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Annemarie Rebel delivers inaugural address ‘Healthy and resilient livestock’
March 31, 2022 - News - Not every animal is equally affected by a virus or bacteria, and some recover sooner than others. Moreover, animals respond differently to stress... -
Annemarie Rebel appointed business unit manager WBVR
February 1, 2022 - News - The Wageningen University & Research (WUR) executive board has appointed Annemarie Rebel as business unit manager of Wageningen Bioveterinary... -
Bird flu detected in dead Barnacle geese in the Oostvaardersplassen
January 24, 2022 - News - The dead barnacle geese (Branta leucopsis) that were found in the Oost-vaardersplassen last week were infected with bird flu (avian influenza). The... -
Bird flu (H5N1) detected in a fox with neurological symptoms
January 7, 2022 - News - Wageningen Bioveterinary Research (WBVR) has identified avian influenza in a fox from Dorst (in the province of Brabant). The virus has been... -
Bird flu detected in dead Knots washed up on the Wadden Sea
December 24, 2021 - News - On 17 and 18 December, a few hundred dead knots (calidris canutus) were discovered on Schiermonnikoog and in Oost-Groningen in the Netherlands. At the... -
Indicators for bird flu on duck farms
November 26, 2021 - News - Wageningen Bioveterinary Research (WBVR) investigated if and to what degree mortality and production data could signal possible outbreaks of avian... -
Ernst van den Ende appointed Managing Director Animal Sciences Group
November 25, 2021 - News - The Executive Board of Wageningen University & Research (WUR) has appointed Ernst van den Ende as the Managing Director of the Animal Sciences... -
An evening about Zoonoses
November 17, 2021 - News - “Avian influenza is dangerous for poultry. There could be different variants going around. If the virus adapts and manages to infect people, who... -
Risk of airborne transmission of avian influenza from wild waterfowl to poultry negligible
September 28, 2021 - News - Research by Wageningen Bioveterinary Research (WBVR) has shown that the risk of airborne transmission of high pathogenic avian influenza virus from... -
Introduction routes for bird flu season 2020-2021 investigated
September 15, 2021 - News - Commissioned by the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, Utrecht University in collaboration with the Netherlands Food and Consumer...