# Surveillance report: Avian influenza overview (November 2017 – February 2018)

> The EFSA, ECDC and EURL quarterly report covers avian influenza detections from 16 November 2017 to 15 February 2018. It logged six HPAI outbreaks in poultry, two in captive birds and 22 wild bird events in Europe, with H5N8 still widespread in neighbouring areas.

- Date: 2018-03-23 · published 2018-03-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65869-surveillance-report-avian-influenza-overview-november-2017-february-2018
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Persistent HPAI in European poultry can trigger culling and trade restrictions on poultry and feed demand, but this routine surveillance update shows limited new disruption, so price impact is minor.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: neutral

## Sources

- ecdc.europa.eu: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications-data/surveillance-report-avian-influenza-overview-november-2017-february-2018

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