# Bulgaria reports outbreak of virulent bird flu

> Bulgaria's food safety agency reported a virulent bird flu outbreak at a farm in southern Bulgaria near Plovdiv. The outbreak led to sales restrictions on eggs from the affected area.

- Date: 2018-09-21 · published 2018-09-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62905-bulgaria-reports-outbreak-of-virulent-bird-flu
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

A single local outbreak has limited effect on global feed demand, but it can curb domestic poultry output and feed use in the Balkans, a small but relevant regional impact.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: neutral

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-birdflu-bulgaria/bulgaria-reports-outbreak-of-virulent-bird-flu-idUSKCN1M12A1/?feedName=healthNews&feedType=RSS

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