# Avian influenza overview August – November 2018

> EFSA's overview reports 14 HPAI H5N8 outbreaks in poultry in Bulgaria and seven H5N6 outbreaks (one in captive birds in Germany, six in wild birds in Denmark and the Netherlands) in the EU between mid-August and mid-November 2018. No human infections in Europe have been reported, though seroconversion was seen in people exposed during outbreaks in Russia.

- Date: 2018-12-01 · published 2018-12-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61447-avian-influenza-overview-august-november-2018
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Poultry outbreaks in Europe can trigger trade restrictions and regional culls that shift feed demand, but this is a retrospective scientific review with limited direct price impact for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: neutral

## Sources

- doi.org: https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2018.5573

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