# H5N8 strikes Nepal for first time; Vietnam reports H5N1, H5N6 | CIDRAP

> Nepal reported its first highly pathogenic H5N8 outbreak at a layer farm, with 3,650 birds killed and the rest culled. Vietnam reported more H5N1 and H5N6 outbreaks, and several European countries, including France, reported additional H5N8 detections.

- Date: 2017-03-13 · published 2017-03-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71872-h5n8-strikes-nepal-for-first-time-vietnam-reports-h5n1-h5n6-cidrap
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Widening global avian flu spread and culling of layer flocks reduce poultry and egg output, which lowers feed grain and meal demand from producers in affected countries.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

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| SBM | 2025-01-29 | [Avian flu strikes second biggest US egg producer \| CIDRAP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16034-avian-flu-strikes-second-biggest-us-egg-producer-cidrap.md) | +3.1% | -2.7% |
| SBM | 2026-04-01 | [Egg Prices Plunge 57%—But Experts Warn a New Bird Flu Surge Could Strike Anytime \| Michigan Ag Today](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19732-egg-prices-plunge-57-but-experts-warn-a-new-bird-flu-surge-could-strike-anytime.md) | -0.7% | +4.2% |
| SBM | 2021-01-09 | [Bird flu hits foie gras farmers as lethal strains sweep Europe \| The Straits Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49034-bird-flu-hits-foie-gras-farmers-as-lethal-strains-sweep-europe-the-straits-times.md) | +4.0% | -0.7% |

## Sources

- cidrap.umn.edu: https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenza-bird-flu/h5n8-strikes-nepal-first-time-vietnam-reports-h5n1-h5n6

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