# The Hindu Explains | How serious is the bird flu outbreak in India, and how can it be contained? - The Hindu

> India has reported highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 and H5N8 across several states including Kerala, Rajasthan and Gujarat, with unusual bird deaths spreading in early January. The government issued an alert under its national containment plan, and similar HPAI outbreaks were recorded in several Asian countries in December.

- Date: 2021-01-09 · published 2021-01-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49032-the-hindu-explains-how-serious-is-the-bird-flu-outbreak-in-india-and-how-can-it
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Poultry losses and culling in India, a major poultry producer, reduce domestic chicken supply and can cut local demand for feed grains and meal.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

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## Sources

- thehindu.com: https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/the-hindu-explains-how-serious-is-the-bird-flu-outbreak-in-india-and-how-can-it-be-contained/article61741707.ece

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