# Avian influenza overview November 2018 – February 2019

> The EFSA overview covers avian influenza detections from November 2018 to February 2019, including two HPAI H5N8 outbreaks in poultry in Bulgaria and two H5N6 outbreaks in wild birds in Denmark. No human infections were reported and the zoonotic risk to the European public was assessed as very low.

- Date: 2019-03-01 · published 2019-03-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59961-avian-influenza-overview-november-2018-february-2019
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Limited poultry outbreaks in Europe over this period carry minimal supply impact, so the report is unlikely to move feed or poultry prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2018-03-01 | [Avian influenza overview November 2017 ‐ February 2018](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65871-avian-influenza-overview-november-2017-february-2018.md) | -0.2% | -12.8% |
| HOGS | 2023-09-29 | [Avian influenza overview June–September 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16144-avian-influenza-overview-june-september-2023.md) | -3.1% | -14.0% |
| HOGS | 2023-12-01 | [Avian influenza overview September–December 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16131-avian-influenza-overview-september-december-2023.md) | -1.9% | -3.3% |
| HOGS | 2023-01-01 | [Avian influenza overview September – December 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16216-avian-influenza-overview-september-december-2022.md) | -6.0% | -10.9% |
| HOGS | 2023-03-01 | [Avian influenza overview December 2022 – March 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16203-avian-influenza-overview-december-2022-march-2023.md) | +0.1% | -6.0% |
| SBM | 2018-03-01 | [Avian influenza overview November 2017 ‐ February 2018](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65871-avian-influenza-overview-november-2017-february-2018.md) | -3.6% | -5.8% |
| SBM | 2023-09-29 | [Avian influenza overview June–September 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16144-avian-influenza-overview-june-september-2023.md) | -4.6% | +9.0% |
| SBM | 2023-12-01 | [Avian influenza overview September–December 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16131-avian-influenza-overview-september-december-2023.md) | -4.2% | -11.2% |

## Sources

- doi.org: https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2019.5664

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