# H5N8 appears in Nigeria, South Korea | CIDRAP

> Nigeria reported its first H5N8 detection in guinea fowl, turkeys and pigeons in Kano state, with 15 deaths and 235 birds culled. South Korea also reported H5N8 in the same period. The Nigerian outbreak has been resolved, and the virus continues to infect European poultry.

- Date: 2016-12-19 · published 2016-12-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73363-h5n8-appears-in-nigeria-south-korea-cidrap
- 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

These outbreaks are small and in a region with limited poultry trade, so they have little effect on global feed or poultry prices. They do add to the spread of H5N8 across more countries.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2017-06-22 | [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 | 2016-12-14 | [Spread of avian flu noted in China, Korea, Europe](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73375-spread-of-avian-flu-noted-in-china-korea-europe.md) | +7.6% | +11.7% |
| HOGS | 2018-02-07 | [High-path avian flu outbreaks reported in Mideast, Asia, Europe \| CIDRAP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66396-high-path-avian-flu-outbreaks-reported-in-mideast-asia-europe-cidrap.md) | -1.3% | -7.9% |
| HOGS | 2026-01-17 | [African swine fever case in South Korea prompts authorities to cull thousands of pigs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15941-african-swine-fever-case-in-south-korea-prompts-authorities-to-cull-thousands.md) | +1.3% | +2.1% |
| 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 | 2017-06-22 | [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 | 2016-12-14 | [Spread of avian flu noted in China, Korea, Europe](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73375-spread-of-avian-flu-noted-in-china-korea-europe.md) | -1.5% | +3.4% |

## Sources

- cidrap.umn.edu: https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenza-bird-flu/h5n8-appears-nigeria-south-korea

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