# Avian influenza: unprecedented number of summer cases in Europe | EFSA

> EFSA reported an unprecedented number of HPAI detections in wild and domestic birds from June to September 2022, with 788 detections in 16 EU/EEA countries and the UK. Outbreaks in domestic birds were more than five times higher than the same period the prior year.

- Date: 2022-10-03 · published 2022-10-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Europe · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16239-avian-influenza-unprecedented-number-of-summer-cases-in-europe-efsa
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Higher summer poultry outbreaks signal continued supply losses into autumn and winter, which supports poultry meat prices and feed demand in Europe.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- efsa.europa.eu: https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/news/avian-influenza-unprecedented-number-summer-cases-europe

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