# Tests turn up low-path H7N1 avian flu at Texas farm | CIDRAP

> Low-pathogenic H7N1 avian flu was detected in a broiler breeder flock in Hopkins County, Texas, with 24,091 birds being depopulated. It is the second US low-path H7 detection in a week, following a turkey farm case in Missouri.

- Date: 2018-03-12 · published 2018-03-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65876-tests-turn-up-low-path-h7n1-avian-flu-at-texas-farm-cidrap
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

A low-pathogenic detection with depopulation of about 24,000 birds has a limited effect on US poultry supply and feed demand, so the price impact is small.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: neutral

## Sources

- cidrap.umn.edu: https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenza-bird-flu/tests-turn-low-path-h7n1-avian-flu-texas-farm

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