# New avian flu cases reported in five African states | WATTPoultry.com

> Highly pathogenic avian influenza has returned to poultry in Benin and Côte d'Ivoire, with further cases in Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa. Benin's first H5N1 detection since 2008 killed almost all of about 6,660 birds in a village near the Nigerian border.

- Date: 2021-08-30 · published 2021-08-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region West Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45452-new-avian-flu-cases-reported-in-five-african-states-wattpoultry-com
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Spreading poultry disease in West Africa cuts local chicken production and import demand, which modestly weakens regional demand for feed ingredients.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Sources

- wattagnet.com: https://www.wattagnet.com/egg/article/15534187/new-avian-flu-cases-reported-in-five-african-states

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