# Wild birds likely triggered avian flu outbreaks - Chinadaily.com.cn

> Chinese officials said wild birds likely triggered the H5N1 outbreak in Hunan and H5N6 outbreak in Sichuan in early February. About 28,214 poultry were culled, and no human cases have been reported.

- Date: 2020-02-18 · published 2020-02-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54488-wild-birds-likely-triggered-avian-flu-outbreaks-chinadaily-com-cn
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

The outbreaks are small and contained, so their effect on Chinese poultry demand and feed prices is limited.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: neutral

## Sources

- global.chinadaily.com.cn: https://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202002/18/WS5e4bafcda31012821727878a.html

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