# Avian flu strikes poultry, wild birds in 3 nations | CIDRAP

> South Africa and Italy reported further highly pathogenic H5N8 avian flu outbreaks in poultry and wild birds, with South African ostrich farms in Western Cape among the affected sites. Taiwan also confirmed two more H5N2 detections at poultry farms in two counties.

- Date: 2017-09-01 · published 2017-09-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68836-avian-flu-strikes-poultry-wild-birds-in-3-nations-cidrap
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Poultry disease outbreaks reduce bird numbers and can trigger culling and trade restrictions, which tends to lower domestic poultry feed demand locally while supporting feed-grain and meal demand in unaffected markets.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Sources

- cidrap.umn.edu: https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenza-bird-flu/avian-flu-strikes-poultry-wild-birds-3-nations

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