# Avian influenza overview November 2019 – February 2020

> The ECDC overview reports 36 highly pathogenic H5N8 avian influenza outbreaks in Europe between 16 November 2019 and 15 February 2020, mostly in poultry in eastern European countries. Two low pathogenic outbreaks were also reported, in the UK and Denmark. The document notes the risk of spread westward is decreasing as spring migration approaches.

- Date: 2020-03-31 · published 2020-03-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54019-avian-influenza-overview-november-2019-february-2020
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Limited outbreaks concentrated in eastern Europe and declining spread risk suggest modest near-term pressure on poultry supply and limited impact on poultry feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: neutral

## Sources

- ecdc.europa.eu: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications-data/avian-influenza-overview-november-2019-february-2020

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