# Bird flu in South Africa: expert explains what’s behind the chicken crisis and what must be done about it

> An expert explains that H7N6 and H5N1 avian influenza have hit South African poultry farms, with an estimated 10 million birds infected and 6 million dying from H7N6. Another 1.7 million birds died from H5N1 earlier in the year.

- Date: 2023-10-19 · published 2023-10-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region South Africa · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16151-bird-flu-in-south-africa-expert-explains-what-s-behind-the-chicken-crisis-and
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Millions of bird deaths and weakened biosecurity control keep poultry supply constrained, supporting higher chicken and egg prices in South Africa.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- theconversation.com: https://theconversation.com/bird-flu-in-south-africa-expert-explains-whats-behind-the-chicken-crisis-and-what-must-be-done-about-it-215667

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