While there are bird flu virus outbreaks everywhere in the world, and even takes lives in Asia, a crew from the news program from the French first TV broadcaster TF1 travel to the Netherlands to check out how the Dutch successfully managed to fight the disease in 2003. How did the Dutch manage to contain the aggressive and deathly disease in a few weeks? The Dutch poultry farmers are terrified that Bird flu will pop up again. It will mean bankruptcy for many farmers.
For the reportage a virus specialist that was involved in fighting the disease in 2003 and a Dutch poultry farmer who had to watch all his chickens being killed by the authorities are portrayed and interviewed. Also a Dutch bird flu specialist and adviser of the European commission gives his view on the matter and a virus specialist gives insight in the health problems for humans.
For this news reportage Featurez gave advice, did the research, set-up and planning, accompanied the filming and did translations.