# Malaysia, Russia, Taiwan detect new avian flu variants | WATTAgNet | WATTPoultry.com

> Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza was confirmed in a commercial laying flock of 28,000 birds in Sabah, Malaysia, halting poultry exports from the state. Russia and Taiwan also reported new HPAI subtypes in commercial poultry.

- Date: 2018-08-19 · published 2018-08-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63686-malaysia-russia-taiwan-detect-new-avian-flu-variants-wattagnet-wattpoultry-com
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Outbreaks in multiple countries trigger culling and trade restrictions that reduce poultry supply and can lift global chicken prices while cutting feed demand in affected regions.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- wattagnet.com: https://www.wattagnet.com/poultry-meat/diseases-health/avian-influenza/article/15526113/malaysia-russia-taiwan-detect-new-avian-flu-variants-wattagnet

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