# H5 Influenza Q&A with Drs. Marie Culhane and Carol Cardona – Swine in Minnesota

> A University of Minnesota swine Q&A dated April 4, 2025 reported 70 US human H5 infections, including one death, as of that date. It said pigs are highly susceptible to H5 influenza because they carry both avian and mammalian flu receptors.

- Date: 2025-04-04 · published 2025-04-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16011-h5-influenza-q-and-a-with-drs-marie-culhane-and-carol-cardona-swine-in-minnesota
- 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

Confirmed susceptibility of pigs raises the risk of H5 spread into swine herds, which would be a downside risk to hog supply, but no herd infections are reported here.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2022-09-14 | [Harvesting Lessons Learned from HPAI Outbreaks in Poultry with Dr. Marie Culhane: A podcast – Swine in Minnesota](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16248-harvesting-lessons-learned-from-hpai-outbreaks-in-poultry-with-dr-marie-culhane.md) | +0.5% | -3.3% |
| HOGS | 2017-04-05 | [Air samples successful in detecting on-farm PRRSV, PEDV, and high-path avian influenza virus – Swine in Minnesota](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71371-air-samples-successful-in-detecting-on-farm-prrsv-pedv-and-high-path-avian.md) | -2.1% | -0.4% |
| HOGS | 2018-02-01 | [Influenza A virus in swine – a looming threat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66398-influenza-a-virus-in-swine-a-looming-threat.md) | +1.1% | -6.5% |
| HOGS | 2026-10-15 | [H5N1 Bird Flu Hits Minnesota, Indiana and Texas Farms](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15875-h5n1-bird-flu-hits-minnesota-indiana-and-texas-farms.md) | -2.4% | — |
| HOGS | 2024-05-29 | [Understanding influenza A viruses in swine and other livestock
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16094-understanding-influenza-a-viruses-in-swine-and-other-livestock-the-poultry-site.md) | -0.0% | -3.0% |
| SBM | 2022-09-14 | [Harvesting Lessons Learned from HPAI Outbreaks in Poultry with Dr. Marie Culhane: A podcast – Swine in Minnesota](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16248-harvesting-lessons-learned-from-hpai-outbreaks-in-poultry-with-dr-marie-culhane.md) | -1.2% | -8.5% |
| SBM | 2017-04-05 | [Air samples successful in detecting on-farm PRRSV, PEDV, and high-path avian influenza virus – Swine in Minnesota](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71371-air-samples-successful-in-detecting-on-farm-prrsv-pedv-and-high-path-avian.md) | +0.4% | +2.1% |
| SBM | 2018-02-01 | [Influenza A virus in swine – a looming threat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66398-influenza-a-virus-in-swine-a-looming-threat.md) | -0.7% | +16.6% |

## Sources

- umnswinenews.com: https://umnswinenews.com/2025/04/04/h5-influenza-qa-with-dr-marie-culhane/

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