# Greece and Bulgaria latest countries to report avian flu outbreaks

> Greece reported its first highly pathogenic H5N8 detection, in a mute swan found near the Evros River delta. Bulgaria's agriculture ministry reported eight H5 outbreaks on Dec 22, including backyard poultry and a farm, with 73 birds killed and 4,344 culled. Outbreaks also continue in several other European, Asian and Middle Eastern countries.

- Date: 2016-12-27 · published 2016-12-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73358-greece-and-bulgaria-latest-countries-to-report-avian-flu-outbreaks
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Spreading outbreaks in European poultry reduce local flock sizes and can tighten chicken supply. The effect on feed demand is small because the affected flocks are limited.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- cidrap.umn.edu: https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenza-bird-flu/greece-and-bulgaria-latest-countries-report-avian-flu-outbreaks

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