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OTTERLO –
Hoge Veluwe National Park closes the wild boar reserve. The reason is African swine fever, which continues to progress towards the Netherlands. Meanwhile, the deadly virus has also been found in Belgium.
African swine fever is not harmful to humans. But the disease does not seem to stop under boars and pigs. The clinical picture is very similar to that of "classical" swine fever: fever, lifeless pigs, lack of appetite, inflamed ocular mucous membranes, red skin, (bloody) diarrhea and vomiting. Animals can die.
The Hoge Veluwe National Park has now decided to immediately close the doors of its pigs to prevent infected pigs from entering the nature reserve from the outside. Fallow deer can always enter and leave the network.
Temporary Measure
This is a temporary measure announced last Monday at an administrative meeting with the Gelders MP, Drenth. The review of the provincial derailment policy was also emphasized.
The Hoge Veluwe National Park is of the opinion that with respect to contagious animal diseases, such as African swine fever and foot-and-mouth disease, it is essential to be able to shut down the Veluwe by detractors . to be delimited
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