# Two new avian flu outbreaks in Taiwanese poultry | WATTAgNet | WATTPoultry.com

> Taiwan reported two more highly pathogenic H5N2 avian influenza outbreaks, in Changhua and Yunlin counties, with over 22,100 birds lost to mortality or culling. Taiwan also confirmed an H5N5 outbreak in Kaohsiung meat ducks, slaughtered after detection.

- Date: 2019-09-30 · published 2019-09-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Taiwan · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56951-two-new-avian-flu-outbreaks-in-taiwanese-poultry-wattagnet-wattpoultry-com
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Small outbreaks in Taiwan have limited effect on global feed demand, but ongoing poultry disease adds marginal pressure on poultry feed consumption in the region.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Sources

- wattagnet.com: https://www.wattagnet.com/poultry-meat/diseases-health/avian-influenza/article/15529559/two-new-avian-flu-outbreaks-in-taiwanese-poultry-wattagnet

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