# High-path H9N2 infects Ghana poultry, raising concern | CIDRAP

> Ghana's agriculture ministry reported a highly pathogenic H9N2 avian flu outbreak at a commercial layer farm in Brong-Ahafo, which killed 4,225 of 16,822 hens. The farm sits on the Ivory Coast border, and poultry movement controls were imposed.

- Date: 2018-02-15 · published 2018-02-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Ghana · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66393-high-path-h9n2-infects-ghana-poultry-raising-concern-cidrap
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

H9N2 usually circulates as a low-pathogenic strain, so a highly pathogenic case is unusual and could prompt wider flock losses and trade restrictions. Feed demand impact is currently local and small.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2025-03-24 | [UK reports H5N1 in a sheep on poultry-outbreak farm \| CIDRAP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16018-uk-reports-h5n1-in-a-sheep-on-poultry-outbreak-farm-cidrap.md) | +0.3% | +1.2% |
| HOGS | 2018-02-07 | [High-path avian flu outbreaks reported in Mideast, Asia, Europe \| CIDRAP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66396-high-path-avian-flu-outbreaks-reported-in-mideast-asia-europe-cidrap.md) | -1.3% | -7.9% |
| HOGS | 2019-09-02 | [High-risk poultry trading practices identified for avian influenza \| One Health Poultry Hub](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56954-high-risk-poultry-trading-practices-identified-for-avian-influenza-one-health.md) | -2.7% | -4.6% |
| HOGS | 2024-12-13 | [First H5N1 Bird Flu Infections in Pigs Raises Concerns \| Infectious Diseases \| JAMA \| JAMA Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16037-first-h5n1-bird-flu-infections-in-pigs-raises-concerns-infectious-diseases-jama.md) | +0.2% | -1.9% |
| HOGS | 2021-01-07 | [Highly pathogenic bird flu strains identified at Dutch poultry farm](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49035-highly-pathogenic-bird-flu-strains-identified-at-dutch-poultry-farm.md) | -0.5% | +5.6% |
| SBM | 2025-03-24 | [UK reports H5N1 in a sheep on poultry-outbreak farm \| CIDRAP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16018-uk-reports-h5n1-in-a-sheep-on-poultry-outbreak-farm-cidrap.md) | -1.7% | -1.1% |
| SBM | 2023-11-02 | [Avian flu, rising costs hit African poultry producers \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33322-avian-flu-rising-costs-hit-african-poultry-producers-wattpoultry-com.md) | +4.3% | +3.6% |
| SBM | 2018-02-07 | [High-path avian flu outbreaks reported in Mideast, Asia, Europe \| CIDRAP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66396-high-path-avian-flu-outbreaks-reported-in-mideast-asia-europe-cidrap.md) | +10.1% | +14.6% |

## Sources

- cidrap.umn.edu: https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenza-bird-flu/high-path-h9n2-infects-ghana-poultry-raising-concern

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