# South Africa confirms bird flu outbreak | 2021-04-15  | MEAT+POULTRY

> South African authorities confirmed an H5 avian influenza outbreak that killed about 300 chickens on a commercial farm in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng. The birds were destroyed, the farm was quarantined, and tests to determine the pathogenicity and N type are pending.

- Date: 2021-04-15 · published 2021-04-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region South Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47473-south-africa-confirms-bird-flu-outbreak-2021-04-15-meat-poultry
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

A small outbreak on one farm in South Africa has little effect on global poultry or feed demand, though it adds to avian flu reports that could lead to wider import restrictions.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: neutral

## Sources

- meatpoultry.com: https://www.meatpoultry.com/articles/24834-south-africa-confirms-bird-flu-outbreak

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