# Increase in avian influenza virus outbreaks in Europe

> Avian influenza outbreaks (H5N8 and H5N1) have been reported in poultry and wild birds across central eastern Europe since January, including the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland and Ukraine. Affected flocks were culled, and ECDC warns countries with large poultry sectors closer to the outbreaks may face higher risk.

- Date: 2020-02-07 · published 2020-02-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54483-increase-in-avian-influenza-virus-outbreaks-in-europe
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Poultry disease outbreaks in Europe can cut local bird numbers and trigger export restrictions, supporting feed demand shifts and modest pressure on regional chicken and feed prices.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Sources

- ecdc.europa.eu: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-events/increase-avian-influenza-virus-outbreaks-europe

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