# China reports highly pathogenic H5N6, H7N9 bird flu outbreaks: OIE | Reuters

> China reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N6 bird flu at a duck farm in Guangxi province, according to the OIE citing the Chinese agriculture ministry. The report was published on a Wednesday in early March 2018.

- Date: 2018-03-07 · published 2018-03-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65870-china-reports-highly-pathogenic-h5n6-h7n9-bird-flu-outbreaks-oie-reuters
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

A single duck-farm outbreak in China is a localized poultry disease event with limited effect on feed demand or grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: neutral

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/china-reports-highly-pathogenic-h5n6-h7n9-bird-flu-outbreaks-oie-idUSKCN1GJ2D6/

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