# H5N1 avian influenza: technical solutions, political challenges - The Lancet

> The Lancet reports that H5N1 has spread widely in US dairy cattle, with a new D1.1 genotype linked to a death in Louisiana and a severe case in Canada. It also notes that FAO and WOAH have published a 10-year global avian influenza strategy calling for surveillance, vaccination and biosecurity.

- Date: 2025-03-01 · published 2025-03-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16020-h5n1-avian-influenza-technical-solutions-political-challenges-the-lancet
- 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

The new genotype and the global strategy raise the likelihood of longer-term poultry and dairy disruption, which would affect feed demand. The article itself does not report a current supply loss that moves prices now.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2023-06-01 | [Can One Health fight H5N1 avian influenza? - The Lancet Planetary Health](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16178-can-one-health-fight-h5n1-avian-influenza-the-lancet-planetary-health.md) | +5.4% | +14.4% |
| HOGS | 2017-10-01 | [Focus On... Avian Influenza – a unique challenge](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68357-focus-on-avian-influenza-a-unique-challenge.md) | +4.6% | +17.2% |
| HOGS | 2025-01-28 | [Enhancing the response to avian influenza in the US and globally - The Lancet Regional Health – Americas](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16030-enhancing-the-response-to-avian-influenza-in-the-us-and-globally-the-lancet.md) | +2.0% | +6.6% |
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						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16099-avian-influenza-lessons-for-african-swine-fever-the-poultry-site.md) | -0.9% | +0.7% |
| HOGS | 2026-03-15 | [The so-called "three major livestock infectious diseases" such as highly pathogenic avian influenza .. - MK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15926-the-so-called-three-major-livestock-infectious-diseases-such-as-highly.md) | -1.0% | -2.2% |
| SBM | 2023-06-01 | [Can One Health fight H5N1 avian influenza? - The Lancet Planetary Health](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16178-can-one-health-fight-h5n1-avian-influenza-the-lancet-planetary-health.md) | +2.6% | +1.5% |
| SBM | 2017-10-01 | [Focus On... Avian Influenza – a unique challenge](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68357-focus-on-avian-influenza-a-unique-challenge.md) | +1.1% | +0.2% |
| SBM | 2025-01-28 | [Enhancing the response to avian influenza in the US and globally - The Lancet Regional Health – Americas](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16030-enhancing-the-response-to-avian-influenza-in-the-us-and-globally-the-lancet.md) | +0.6% | -3.0% |

## Sources

- thelancet.com: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(25)00400-3/fulltext

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