# Veterinarian outlines global disease threats including bird flu | SA

> A South Australian veterinarian outlined biosecurity threats beyond bird flu, including Aujeszky's disease detected in the US in April and New World screwworm spreading through Mexico. She described screwworm as a serious threat to live animals.

- Date: 2026-09-03 · published 2026-09-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15880-veterinarian-outlines-global-disease-threats-including-bird-flu-sa
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Screwworm spread toward the US could tighten cattle movement and import controls, which would support live cattle prices.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2022-03-24 | [UNAIR veterinary expert offers solutions to increasing beef price issue – Unair News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42216-unair-veterinary-expert-offers-solutions-to-increasing-beef-price-issue-unair.md) | +0.2% | +2.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-03-01 | [Beef prices soar in Kyenjojo over foot and mouth disease](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48057-beef-prices-soar-in-kyenjojo-over-foot-and-mouth-disease.md) | +2.6% | +3.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-07-28 | [Avian Flu Wiped Out Poultry. Now the Screwworm Is Coming for Beef.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23704-avian-flu-wiped-out-poultry-now-the-screwworm-is-coming-for-beef.md) | +1.1% | +3.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-11-28 | [African swine fever reshaping global beef markets \| Scoop News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61980-african-swine-fever-reshaping-global-beef-markets-scoop-news.md) | +1.2% | +4.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-11-25 | [African swine fever will influence 2020 global protein markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56002-african-swine-fever-will-influence-2020-global-protein-markets.md) | +2.2% | +3.8% |

## Sources

- stockjournal.com.au: https://www.stockjournal.com.au/story/9340896/veterinarian-outlines-global-disease-threats-including-bird-flu/

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