# Two South Africa Bird Flu Outbreaks

> South Africa reported two outbreaks of highly pathogenic H7 avian influenza on poultry farms in Mpumalanga, east of Johannesburg, killing about 9,500 birds. The strain is distinct from the H5N1 virus behind global losses.

- Date: 2023-06-26 · published 2023-06-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region South Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16180-two-south-africa-bird-flu-outbreaks
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

The outbreak is small in scale, so its effect on regional chicken supply and feed demand should be limited.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- voaafrica.com: https://www.voaafrica.com/a/two-south-africa-bird-flu-outbreaks/7153360.html

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