# News Scan for Aug 07, 2017 | CIDRAP

> Italy reported three new H5N8 outbreaks on turkey farms in Lombardy, and South Africa reported two more outbreaks at commercial farms in Gauteng province. The UK also reported an H5N8 detection in a wild mute swan.

- Date: 2017-08-07 · published 2017-08-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69309-news-scan-for-aug-07-2017-cidrap
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Each new outbreak removes birds from the supply chain and adds to global avian flu pressure, though the scale of these incidents is limited.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- cidrap.umn.edu: https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenza-bird-flu/news-scan-aug-07-2017

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