# Bird flu outbreak: University of Pretoria weighs in | CNBC Africa

> University of Pretoria researchers are working with industry and government to contain the H5N8 outbreak in South Africa, where four farms have been affected. Control measures include quarantines, movement controls and increased surveillance. Officials say commercial poultry meat and eggs are safe.

- Date: 2017-07-20 · published 2017-07-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region South Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69833-bird-flu-outbreak-university-of-pretoria-weighs-in-cnbc-africa
- 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

Containment efforts and ongoing farm infections keep South African poultry supply under pressure, with only a marginal effect on feed demand and prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% |
| HOGS | 2018-06-30 | [Ghana reports outbreaks of H5 bird flu on farms \| Africanews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64429-ghana-reports-outbreaks-of-h5-bird-flu-on-farms-africanews.md) | -2.3% | -18.3% |
| HOGS | 2022-10-29 | [Bird flu, African swine flu break out in India's Kerala \| Agrifish  \| POST Online Media](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16236-bird-flu-african-swine-flu-break-out-in-india-s-kerala-agrifish-post-online.md) | -3.0% | -7.6% |
| HOGS | 2019-02-21 | [Avian Flu Diary: China MOA: African Swine Fever Outbreak In Yunnan Province](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60501-avian-flu-diary-china-moa-african-swine-fever-outbreak-in-yunnan-province.md) | +0.4% | +23.1% |
| HOGS | 2021-05-19 | [China reports H5N8 avian flu outbreak in wild birds in Tibet](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46972-china-reports-h5n8-avian-flu-outbreak-in-wild-birds-in-tibet.md) | +2.8% | +7.1% |
| SBM | 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) | -1.1% | +10.9% |
| SBM | 2020-01-03 | [Bird flu outbreak spreads in Poland - 9News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54970-bird-flu-outbreak-spreads-in-poland-9news.md) | -1.5% | -3.2% |
| SBM | 2018-05-07 | [Further outbreaks of avian flu hit poultry in Asia, Africa \| WATTAgNet \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64897-further-outbreaks-of-avian-flu-hit-poultry-in-asia-africa-wattagnet-wattpoultry.md) | -3.0% | -6.5% |

## Sources

- cnbcafrica.com: https://www.cnbcafrica.com/2017/bird-flu-outbreak-university-pretoria-weighn

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