ProMED Mail reported two outbreaks of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza on March 1st. The first case diagnosed on February 28th involved 37,000 broiler chickens in the town of Losdorp in the Province of Groningen. The second outbreak involved 47,000 breeder chickens near the City of Wageningen in the Province of Gelderland. This is the location of the nations major agricultural research institute and university, although the case occurred on a commercial farm. The isolate from this outbreak is undergoing typing. The Institute has documented 24 commercial outbreaks in the Netherlands from October 26th 2021 through to the present. Affected flocks included broilers, turkeys, laying hens, ducks and breeders in flock sizes ranging from 3,000 breeding ducks to 222,000 broilers.