# First H5N1 Bird Flu Infections in Pigs Raises Concerns | Infectious Diseases | JAMA | JAMA Network

> USDA identified the first US cases of H5N1 bird flu in swine, two of five pigs on a noncommercial Oregon farm that shared water, housing and equipment with infected poultry. USDA sequencing found no changes suggesting increased transmissibility to humans. CDC still rates the public risk as low.

- Date: 2024-12-13 · published 2024-12-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16037-first-h5n1-bird-flu-infections-in-pigs-raises-concerns-infectious-diseases-jama
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Infection in pigs raises the possibility of reassortment with human-adapted flu viruses, which could hit hog herd health and sentiment. The direct price impact so far is limited because the case was confined to one noncommercial farm.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2024-11-01 | [Why finding bird flu in a U.S. pig for the first time is raising new worries](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16050-why-finding-bird-flu-in-a-u-s-pig-for-the-first-time-is-raising-new-worries.md) | -0.6% | -2.5% |
| HOGS | 2020-11-11 | [Long An steps up measures to control bird, pig diseases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50032-long-an-steps-up-measures-to-control-bird-pig-diseases.md) | -0.6% | -3.0% |
| HOGS | 2021-05-20 | [‘Excessive’ controls reduce animal infections in Korea - The Korea Herald](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46968-excessive-controls-reduce-animal-infections-in-korea-the-korea-herald.md) | +3.3% | +4.1% |
| HOGS | 2023-03-01 | [US cattle industry concerned about increased FMD risk - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36801-us-cattle-industry-concerned-about-increased-fmd-risk-beef-central.md) | +0.1% | -6.0% |

## Sources

- jamanetwork.com: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2828297

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