# Industry scrambles to stop fatal bird flu in South Carolina | PBS News

> AP reports that a highly pathogenic bird flu strain was confirmed in a commercial turkey flock in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, the first such US case since 2017. The H7 virus mutated from a low-pathogenic strain found earlier in North and South Carolina. USDA says it is prepared to respond quickly.

- Date: 2020-04-10 · published 2020-04-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53524-industry-scrambles-to-stop-fatal-bird-flu-in-south-carolina-pbs-news
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

A confirmed HPAI case in commercial turkeys triggers depopulation and can disrupt poultry supply, modestly supporting demand for feed protein as substitution occurs.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- pbs.org: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/industry-scrambles-to-stop-fatal-bird-flu-in-south-carolina

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