# Avian flu returns to commercial poultry in Nigeria, Russia | WATTAgNet | WATTPoultry.com

> Highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks have been confirmed in poultry and ostriches in India, Nigeria, Russia and South Africa. A low-pathogenic virus was also detected again in the Dominican Republic.

- Date: 2019-01-31 · published 2019-01-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60976-avian-flu-returns-to-commercial-poultry-in-nigeria-russia-wattagnet-wattpoultry
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Poultry outbreaks in several countries reduce local chicken supply and modestly reduce demand for corn and soymeal used in poultry feed.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-11-29 | [Avian flu returns to poultry farms in Japan, Cambodia \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16143-avian-flu-returns-to-poultry-farms-in-japan-cambodia-wattpoultry-com.md) | +3.8% | +6.1% |
| CORN | 2018-05-14 | [Chinese poultry farm hit by avian flu \| WATTAgNet \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64898-chinese-poultry-farm-hit-by-avian-flu-wattagnet-wattpoultry-com.md) | +1.7% | -1.8% |
| CORN | 2018-05-07 | [Further outbreaks of avian flu hit poultry in Asia, Africa \| WATTAgNet \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64897-further-outbreaks-of-avian-flu-hit-poultry-in-asia-africa-wattagnet-wattpoultry.md) | +0.2% | +0.3% |
| CORN | 2019-10-25 | [Four Asian, Latin American states report new avian flu cases \| WATTAgNet \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56452-four-asian-latin-american-states-report-new-avian-flu-cases-wattagnet.md) | -1.2% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2018-03-18 | [Avian flu: four continents, six viruses \| WATTAgNet \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65873-avian-flu-four-continents-six-viruses-wattagnet-wattpoultry-com.md) | -1.2% | +2.7% |

## Sources

- wattagnet.com: https://www.wattagnet.com/poultry-meat/diseases-health/avian-influenza/article/15527506/avian-flu-returns-to-commercial-poultry-in-nigeria-russia-wattagnet

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