# Mexico reports two outbreaks of highly pathogenic H7N3 bird flu - OIE

> Mexico reported two outbreaks of highly pathogenic H7N3 bird flu, including one that killed 1,380 birds at a rural farm in Guanajuato state. The report was posted on the OIE website by Mexico's ministry.

- Date: 2018-03-12 · published 2018-03-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65874-mexico-reports-two-outbreaks-of-highly-pathogenic-h7n3-bird-flu-oie
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

A small farm outbreak in Mexico has minimal effect on regional feed demand, though it adds to the poultry disease backdrop for Mexican poultry producers.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: neutral

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-birdflu-mexico/mexico-reports-two-outbreaks-of-highly-pathogenic-h7n3-bird-flu-oie-idUSKCN1GO20N/?feedName=healthNews&feedType=RSS

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