# News Scan for Mar 05, 2018 | CIDRAP

> CIDRAP reported that Bulgaria, the DR Congo and Iraq recently reported more HPAI H5N8 outbreaks, while Cambodia confirmed another H5N1 case in Phnom Penh. Bulgaria's outbreak involved 140,000 layer birds slated for culling.

- Date: 2018-03-05 · published 2018-03-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65875-news-scan-for-mar-05-2018-cidrap
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Culling of a 140,000-bird layer flock and continued outbreaks in several countries reduce poultry numbers and feed demand locally, but the scale is too small to move global feed prices.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Sources

- cidrap.umn.edu: https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenza-bird-flu/news-scan-mar-05-2018

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