# Global avian flu situation eases | WATTAgNet | WATTPoultry.com

> Highly pathogenic avian influenza in poultry appears to be declining, with three new outbreaks reported in the past week. Nepal confirmed an H5N1 outbreak in a backyard flock and Taiwan reported H5N2 cases.

- Date: 2019-05-16 · published 2019-05-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58965-global-avian-flu-situation-eases-wattagnet-wattpoultry-com
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

A seasonal decline in avian flu reduces the risk of poultry flock losses, leaving feed demand largely unchanged and poultry prices steady.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: neutral

## Sources

- wattagnet.com: https://www.wattagnet.com/poultry-meat/diseases-health/avian-influenza/article/15528448/global-avian-flu-situation-eases-wattagnet

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