# Saudi Arabia confirms H5N8 bird flu outbreak | The National

> Saudi Arabia confirmed an H5N8 outbreak in Riyadh that killed 14 birds, with about 60,000 birds in the exposed flock culled. The kingdom had recently lifted a temporary import ban on poultry from Greece, the Czech Republic, Romania and Mozambique.

- Date: 2017-12-23 · published 2017-12-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Middle East · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67369-saudi-arabia-confirms-h5n8-bird-flu-outbreak-the-national
- 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

A small outbreak in a single Saudi flock has negligible effect on global poultry or feed supply and prices.

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## Sources

- thenationalnews.com: https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/gcc/saudi-arabia-confirms-h5n8-bird-flu-outbreak-1.689898

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