# One health, one flu: the re-emergence of avian influenza - The Lancet Respiratory Medicine

> 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.

- Date: 2024-12-01 · published 2024-12-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16042-one-health-one-flu-the-re-emergence-of-avian-influenza-the-lancet-respiratory
- 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

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.

## 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 | 2022-02-17 | [FAO and USAID combat the re-emergence of avian influenza in Niger](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16299-fao-and-usaid-combat-the-re-emergence-of-avian-influenza-in-niger.md) | +3.6% | +1.6% |
| 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% |
| HOGS | 2019-09-02 | [High-risk poultry trading practices identified for avian influenza \| One Health Poultry Hub](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56954-high-risk-poultry-trading-practices-identified-for-avian-influenza-one-health.md) | -2.7% | -4.6% |
| 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% |
| 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 | 2022-02-17 | [FAO and USAID combat the re-emergence of avian influenza in Niger](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16299-fao-and-usaid-combat-the-re-emergence-of-avian-influenza-in-niger.md) | +4.1% | +7.7% |
| 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/lanres/article/PIIS2213-2600(24)00375-8/fulltext

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