# H5N6 avian flu reassortant found in recent Korean outbreak | CIDRAP

> South Korean officials said the H5N6 virus found in a Gochang outbreak is a new reassortant between H5N8 and a low-pathogenic H3N6 virus, not the strain behind last winter's outbreaks. Japan reported more H5N6 in wild birds, and Italy and Russia reported more H5N8 events.

- Date: 2017-11-27 · published 2017-11-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region South Korea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67850-h5n6-avian-flu-reassortant-found-in-recent-korean-outbreak-cidrap
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

The finding indicates new virus lineages circulating through migratory birds, raising the likelihood of recurring poultry outbreaks across the region and sustaining supply risk for chicken production.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- cidrap.umn.edu: https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenza-bird-flu/h5n6-avian-flu-reassortant-found-recent-korean-outbreak

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