Vets on Monday will slaughter all pregnant sheep and goats on three farms where Q fever has been found, Nos tv reports.

The exact locations are being kept secret, but one is a goat farm in Brabant, Nos said.
In total, some 60 farms and 40,000 animals are to be killed in an effort to get the spread of the disease under control.
The bacteria which leads to Q fever is released when infected sheep and goats have miscarriages and spreads easily.
By the end of November, some 2,300 people had developed Q fever and six had died, all of whom had other health problems.
Q fever was relatively unknown in humans prior to 2007. The disease leads to flu-like symptoms in adults but can cause lung and heart problems.