# Everything you need to know about bird flu

> An explainer published April 8, 2025 traces the H5N1 bird flu from the 1990s to its current panzootic status, which has killed birds on every continent except Australia. It notes the virus has infected dairy cows in at least 17 US states and is disrupting poultry and dairy industries and egg prices.

- Date: 2025-04-08 · published 2025-04-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16010-everything-you-need-to-know-about-bird-flu
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Ongoing poultry culling and flock losses reduce egg and chicken supply, which keeps egg and poultry prices elevated and supports feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- gavi.org: https://www.gavi.org/vaccineswork/everything-you-need-know-about-bird-flu

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