# OIE Reports H5N1 Bird Flu Outbreak in Myanmar Poultry Farm
						 | The Poultry Site

> The OIE reported an H5N1 avian influenza outbreak at a Lohmann layer farm in Tanintharyi region, Myanmar, with 3,194 birds dead and 1,806 culled. Control measures include quarantine, stamping out and vaccination prohibition.

- Date: 2017-07-26 · published 2017-07-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Myanmar · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69828-oie-reports-h5n1-bird-flu-outbreak-in-myanmar-poultry-farm-the-poultry-site
- 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 minor import market has limited direct effect on feed demand, though it reinforces regional layer-flock losses. Price impact is negligible.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2021-01-11 | [Hungary reports outbreak of H5N8 bird flu on farm - OIE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49033-hungary-reports-outbreak-of-h5n8-bird-flu-on-farm-oie.md) | +0.2% | +5.5% |
| HOGS | 2025-03-24 | [UK reports H5N1 in a sheep on poultry-outbreak farm \| CIDRAP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16018-uk-reports-h5n1-in-a-sheep-on-poultry-outbreak-farm-cidrap.md) | +0.3% | +1.2% |
| HOGS | 2017-11-23 | [Germany reports outbreak of mild bird flu on farm: OIE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67851-germany-reports-outbreak-of-mild-bird-flu-on-farm-oie.md) | +0.6% | +3.3% |
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| HOGS | 2017-06-22 | [South Africa reports outbreak of H5N8 bird flu in Mpumalanga: OIE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70386-south-africa-reports-outbreak-of-h5n8-bird-flu-in-mpumalanga-oie.md) | +2.7% | -1.1% |
| SBM | 2021-01-11 | [Hungary reports outbreak of H5N8 bird flu on farm - OIE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49033-hungary-reports-outbreak-of-h5n8-bird-flu-on-farm-oie.md) | +4.0% | -0.7% |
| SBM | 2025-03-24 | [UK reports H5N1 in a sheep on poultry-outbreak farm \| CIDRAP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16018-uk-reports-h5n1-in-a-sheep-on-poultry-outbreak-farm-cidrap.md) | -1.7% | -1.1% |
| SBM | 2017-11-23 | [Germany reports outbreak of mild bird flu on farm: OIE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67851-germany-reports-outbreak-of-mild-bird-flu-on-farm-oie.md) | +0.0% | -3.1% |

## Sources

- thepoultrysite.com: https://www.thepoultrysite.com/news/2017/07/oie-reports-h5n1-bird-flu-outbreak-in-myanmar-poultry-farm

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