# Avian Flu Diary: Zimbabwe Farm Reports 2nd Outbreak of HPAI H5N8

> Zimbabwe reported a second HPAI H5N8 outbreak at a poultry farm complex, two months after the first. The farm's units were previously depopulated, sealed and disinfected. The virus has spread across sub-Saharan Africa since January.

- Date: 2017-07-31 · published 2017-07-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Zimbabwe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69831-avian-flu-diary-zimbabwe-farm-reports-2nd-outbreak-of-hpai-h5n8
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Repeated outbreaks in Africa raise trade and production risks for regional poultry, modestly weighing on local feed demand. Global price impact is minimal.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Sources

- afludiary.blogspot.com: https://afludiary.blogspot.com/2017/07/zimbabwe-farm-reports-2nd-outbreak-of.html

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