People Living Around Goat Farms More Likely to Get Pneumonia; Experts Want Issue Handled

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The Health Council has not finished with the subject yet. In December, the advisory body will come up with follow-up research on possible measures.

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The province of Noord-Brabant expects answers from the government to the Health Council's report on living near goat farms. "As a province, we have a goat moratorium, which means that no more goats are allowed. We actually expect the ministries involved to get to work on it," says deputy Saskia Boelema (health). The council advocates measures to limit the health risks for local residents.

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People who live near a goat farm suffer from pneumonia more often than others. The council advocates measures 'to limit the health risks for residents of goat farms'. Brabant has 118 goat farms. The Health Council concludes that the farms are probably also the cause of the lung complaints in a long-awaited report. The Health Council has not yet come up with suggestions for measures to protect the health of residents. These will be included in a …