# Uganda's Rapid Response to Avian Influenza Virus Outbreak in Birds  | Division of Global Health Protection | Global Health | CDC

> Uganda's public health response to a die-off of about 10,000 migratory birds in January 2017 is described, with CDC support for rapid detection and coordination. The article covers avian influenza surveillance and the links between wild bird migration and outbreaks in Europe, Egypt and Tunisia.

- Date: 2017-08-07 · published 2017-08-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Uganda · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69310-uganda-s-rapid-response-to-avian-influenza-virus-outbreak-in-birds-division-of
- 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

This is a general public health account of an early African H5N8 detection with no new supply shock, so it has little direct effect on feed or poultry prices.

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## Sources

- medbox.iiab.me: http://medbox.iiab.me/modules/en-cdc/www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/healthprotection/fieldupdates/summer-2017/uganda-avian-influenza.html

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