# Avian flu confirmed in poultry in Iran, Taiwan | WATTAgNet | WATTPoultry.com

> Highly pathogenic avian influenza was confirmed in poultry in Iran, with a H5N8 outbreak in Qom province, and in Taiwan, with H5N2 detected at two new locations. The virus was also found again in wild birds in Denmark.

- Date: 2019-01-23 · published 2019-01-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60977-avian-flu-confirmed-in-poultry-in-iran-taiwan-wattagnet-wattpoultry-com
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Outbreaks in Iran and Taiwan add to ongoing poultry losses, which may modestly reduce feed demand in those markets.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- wattagnet.com: https://www.wattagnet.com/poultry-meat/diseases-health/avian-influenza/article/15527418/avian-flu-confirmed-in-poultry-in-iran-taiwan-wattagnet

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