# Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N8 – Notification | African Union

> The African Union issued an alert on HPAI H5N8 spreading through wild birds and poultry in 12 countries, mainly in western Europe, carried by migratory birds from southern Russia and Kazakhstan. The virus has not caused human illness to date, but the notice warns that poultry and products entering Africa could carry it.

- Date: 2020-11-24 · published 2020-11-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50031-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-hpai-h5n8-notification-african-union
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Risk of spread into African poultry flocks could cut demand for feed and raise import needs for poultry products, a modest demand signal for feed grains and meals.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- au.int: https://au.int/en/pressreleases/20201124/highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-hpai-h5n8-notification

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