# Southern Africa intensifies management and control of bird flu

> Southern African countries updated their regional preparedness and response plan for HPAI H5N8, announced on 12 March 2018 in Johannesburg. The plan follows 2017 outbreaks that caused significant economic losses across the region.

- Date: 2018-03-12 · published 2018-03-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Southern Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65872-southern-africa-intensifies-management-and-control-of-bird-flu
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

A regional preparedness plan sets coordination for future culling and movement controls, which could affect local poultry output and demand for feed over time, but it has little immediate price effect.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: neutral

## Sources

- fao.org: https://www.fao.org/africa/news-stories/news-detail/Southern-Africa-intensifies-management-and-control-of-bird-flu-/en

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