# Russia reports severe bird flu outbreak: OIE

> Russia reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N2 bird flu on a farm in the Kostroma region, according to the OIE citing Russia's agriculture ministry. The report covers a single farm.

- Date: 2018-08-17 · published 2018-08-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Russia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63428-russia-reports-severe-bird-flu-outbreak-oie
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

A single farm outbreak has limited effect on total poultry supply or feed demand. It may modestly weigh on Russian poultry trade and sentiment.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-birdflu-russia/russia-reports-severe-bird-flu-outbreak-oie-idUSKBN1L20VH/?feedName=healthNews&feedType=RSS

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