# Consolidating expertise to strengthen global preparedness for animal influenza

> The joint WOAH and FAO OFFLU network held a global technical meeting on animal influenza at FAO headquarters in Rome. Experts discussed emerging challenges, including spread to mammals such as cattle, and strategic plans for managing them. The article describes the network's role in consolidating scientific evidence.

- Date: 2024-12-07 · published 2024-12-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16040-consolidating-expertise-to-strengthen-global-preparedness-for-animal-influenza
- 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 meeting shapes coordination and preparedness rather than changing current supply. It has no direct price implication for feed markets.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2025-10-16 | [Global partners adopt Iguaçu statement to strengthen collective action against avian influenza](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15961-global-partners-adopt-iguacu-statement-to-strengthen-collective-action-against.md) | -2.7% | -5.5% |
| HOGS | 2023-04-27 | [FAO launches Avian Influenza Emergency Preparedness Course](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16197-fao-launches-avian-influenza-emergency-preparedness-course.md) | +0.9% | +4.7% |
| HOGS | 2022-03-15 | [Influenzas with zoonotic potential: the contribution of the animal health sector for pandemic preparedness - WOAH - World Organisation for Animal Health](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16294-influenzas-with-zoonotic-potential-the-contribution-of-the-animal-health-sector.md) | -0.1% | -1.9% |
| HOGS | 2025-04-15 | [Facing the Avian Influenza: How Research Supports Preparedness and Action](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16007-facing-the-avian-influenza-how-research-supports-preparedness-and-action.md) | +3.4% | +5.5% |
| HOGS | 2025-04-10 | [Advancing Global Efforts for the Prevention and Control of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza - WOAH - World Organisation for Animal Health](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16009-advancing-global-efforts-for-the-prevention-and-control-of-high-pathogenicity.md) | +0.3% | +3.8% |
| SBM | 2025-10-16 | [Global partners adopt Iguaçu statement to strengthen collective action against avian influenza](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15961-global-partners-adopt-iguacu-statement-to-strengthen-collective-action-against.md) | +4.6% | +17.0% |
| SBM | 2023-04-27 | [FAO launches Avian Influenza Emergency Preparedness Course](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16197-fao-launches-avian-influenza-emergency-preparedness-course.md) | -0.7% | -6.2% |
| SBM | 2022-03-15 | [Influenzas with zoonotic potential: the contribution of the animal health sector for pandemic preparedness - WOAH - World Organisation for Animal Health](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16294-influenzas-with-zoonotic-potential-the-contribution-of-the-animal-health-sector.md) | -6.5% | -11.2% |

## Sources

- fao.org: https://www.fao.org/animal-health/news-events/news/detail/consolidating-expertise-to-strengthen-global-preparedness-for-animal-influenza/en

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