# Vietnam farmers' poultry sales during outbreaks may increase virus transmission | Eberly College of Science

> A Penn State-led study found small-scale Vietnamese poultry farmers sell birds rapidly during highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks to avoid losses. The researchers say this may spread the virus through markets and trading networks.

- Date: 2020-08-31 · published 2020-08-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Vietnam · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51770-vietnam-farmers-poultry-sales-during-outbreaks-may-increase-virus-transmission
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Research on outbreak behavior has no immediate supply impact, though an avian flu outbreak in major producers would move feed demand.

## Sources

- science.psu.edu: https://science.psu.edu/news/vietnam-farmers-poultry-sales-during-outbreaks-may-increase-virus-transmission

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