# Information for vets about HPAI (bird flu) | MPI

> New Zealand's Ministry for Primary Industries issued guidance for veterinarians on H5 bird flu, noting the first New Zealand case was confirmed on 15 July 2026. The guidance covers reporting, clinical signs and hotline contacts.

- Date: 2026-10-01 · published 2026-10-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region New Zealand · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15881-information-for-vets-about-hpai-bird-flu-mpi
- 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

A local H5 detection could lead to flock controls and movement restrictions in New Zealand, but its effect on global feed or commodity prices is minor.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2024-08-06 | [How is bird flu affecting animal populations?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16072-how-is-bird-flu-affecting-animal-populations.md) | -2.3% | -8.9% |
| HOGS | 2024-10-30 | [US detects H5N1 bird flu in a pig for the first time \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16053-us-detects-h5n1-bird-flu-in-a-pig-for-the-first-time-reuters.md) | +0.9% | -0.1% |
| HOGS | 2025-02-06 | [A second version of bird flu is infecting cows. What does that mean?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16026-a-second-version-of-bird-flu-is-infecting-cows-what-does-that-mean.md) | +3.1% | +1.5% |
| 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 | 2024-09-19 | [Why virologists are getting increasingly nervous about bird flu \| MIT Technology Review](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16065-why-virologists-are-getting-increasingly-nervous-about-bird-flu-mit-technology.md) | +0.1% | -3.2% |
| SBM | 2022-04-06 | [What we know about the bird flu outbreak : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16285-what-we-know-about-the-bird-flu-outbreak-npr.md) | -1.0% | -7.8% |
| SBM | 2024-08-06 | [How is bird flu affecting animal populations?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16072-how-is-bird-flu-affecting-animal-populations.md) | -9.4% | -11.3% |
| SBM | 2025-02-06 | [A second version of bird flu is infecting cows. What does that mean?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16026-a-second-version-of-bird-flu-is-infecting-cows-what-does-that-mean.md) | -3.9% | -4.4% |

## Sources

- mpi.govt.nz: https://www.mpi.govt.nz/biosecurity/pest-and-disease-threats-to-new-zealand/animal-disease-threats-to-new-zealand/h5-bird-flu/information-for-veterinarians

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