# Russia and China report new H5N1 avian flu outbreaks in birds | CIDRAP

> China reported H5N1 outbreaks in wild birds in Nagqu, Tibet, affecting at least 5,100 birds. Russia reported outbreaks at a large poultry operation in Vologda oblast, where 27,084 of 490,644 birds died, and in wild birds in Leningrad oblast. Ecuador also reported a new commercial farm outbreak.

- Date: 2023-07-31 · published 2023-07-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Russia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16173-russia-and-china-report-new-h5n1-avian-flu-outbreaks-in-birds-cidrap
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Losses at a large Russian poultry operation and new commercial outbreaks reduce bird supply, which supports chicken prices.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- cidrap.umn.edu: https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenza-bird-flu/russia-and-china-report-new-h5n1-avian-flu-outbreaks-birds

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