# Avian flu detected in poultry in three Asian states, South Africa | WATTPoultry.com

> Highly pathogenic avian influenza was confirmed in poultry in Iraq, Iran and Taiwan, with Iraq reporting a Wasit outbreak that killed 45,000 birds. A South Africa outbreak is also cited in the headline. Outbreaks in Iran total 55 since December 2020.

- Date: 2021-06-23 · published 2021-06-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Western Asia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46451-avian-flu-detected-in-poultry-in-three-asian-states-south-africa-wattpoultry-com
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Poultry losses in these countries modestly reduce chicken meat output and feed demand, though the scale is small against global production.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- wattagnet.com: https://www.wattagnet.com/poultry-meat/diseases-health/avian-influenza/article/15533798/avian-flu-detected-in-poultry-in-three-asian-states-south-africa

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