# Hungary reports outbreak of H5N8 bird flu on farm - OIE

> Hungary reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu at a farm in Acs, where 150 fattening turkeys died from a flock of 47,596 and the remainder were culled. The report came from the OIE citing Hungary's agriculture ministry.

- Date: 2021-01-11 · published 2021-01-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49033-hungary-reports-outbreak-of-h5n8-bird-flu-on-farm-oie
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

A single small turkey outbreak in Hungary has limited effect on global feed demand, though it adds to the broader European avian flu pressure.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2017-11-23 | [Germany reports outbreak of mild bird flu on farm: OIE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67851-germany-reports-outbreak-of-mild-bird-flu-on-farm-oie.md) | +0.6% | +3.3% |
| HOGS | 2020-12-01 | [South Korea reports bird flu outbreak on duck farm: OIE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49531-south-korea-reports-bird-flu-outbreak-on-duck-farm-oie.md) | -2.9% | -3.6% |
| HOGS | 2017-06-22 | [South Africa reports outbreak of H5N8 bird flu in Mpumalanga: OIE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70386-south-africa-reports-outbreak-of-h5n8-bird-flu-in-mpumalanga-oie.md) | +2.7% | -1.1% |
| HOGS | 2018-06-30 | [Ghana reports outbreaks of H5 bird flu on farms \| Africanews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64429-ghana-reports-outbreaks-of-h5-bird-flu-on-farms-africanews.md) | -2.3% | -18.3% |
| HOGS | 2017-07-26 | [OIE Reports H5N1 Bird Flu Outbreak in Myanmar Poultry Farm
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69828-oie-reports-h5n1-bird-flu-outbreak-in-myanmar-poultry-farm-the-poultry-site.md) | -2.2% | -15.8% |
| SBM | 2017-11-23 | [Germany reports outbreak of mild bird flu on farm: OIE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67851-germany-reports-outbreak-of-mild-bird-flu-on-farm-oie.md) | +0.0% | -3.1% |
| SBM | 2020-12-01 | [South Korea reports bird flu outbreak on duck farm: OIE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49531-south-korea-reports-bird-flu-outbreak-on-duck-farm-oie.md) | -1.7% | +8.6% |
| SBM | 2017-06-22 | [South Africa reports outbreak of H5N8 bird flu in Mpumalanga: OIE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70386-south-africa-reports-outbreak-of-h5n8-bird-flu-in-mpumalanga-oie.md) | -1.1% | +10.9% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/health-birdflu-hungary/hungary-reports-outbreak-of-h5n8-bird-flu-on-farm-oie-idUSL8N2JM4D9/

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