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A Lancet Respiratory Medicine commentary says H5N1 infected seven more US farm workers, four in California and three in Washington. This raised the 2024 US human case count to 46.
It also reports the first known H5N1 infection in a US pig, on an Oregon farm, and a severe human case in Canada.
Spread across dairy, poultry and other species raises the risk of further farm disruption and tighter biosecurity. Price effects so far are not clear from this commentary.
thelancet.comSearch for articles by this authorDec 1, 2024After 645 past disease events, Lean Hogs moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (48% higher; middle half -1.8% to +2.1%), and +0.9% over 20.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 615 past disease events, Soybean Meal moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (46% higher; middle half -1.8% to +1.8%), and -0.2% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
