# Bird flu H5N1 outbreak in cattle and Canada infection worry scientists  : Shots - Health News : NPR

> H5N1 has spread through more than 650 US dairy herds and has infected dozens of people, including cases in North America without a known animal source. A teenager in British Columbia is hospitalized in critical condition, and genetic sequencing suggests changes that could aid human infection.

- Date: 2024-11-27 · published 2024-11-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16047-bird-flu-h5n1-outbreak-in-cattle-and-canada-infection-worry-scientists-shots
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Sustained dairy herd infections threaten milk output and raise the risk of broader restrictions on cattle and poultry movement. Any sign of human-to-human spread would be a major market shock for livestock and feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2024-05-08 | [Bird Flu Outbreak in Dairy Cows Is Widespread, Raising Public Health Concerns \| Infectious Diseases \| JAMA \| JAMA Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16090-bird-flu-outbreak-in-dairy-cows-is-widespread-raising-public-health-concerns.md) | +2.1% | +6.4% |
| MILK | 2024-03-25 | [Dairy cattle in Texas, Kansas test positive for bird flu \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16105-dairy-cattle-in-texas-kansas-test-positive-for-bird-flu-ap-news.md) | -0.4% | -5.1% |
| MILK | 2018-08-01 | [New Zealand makes effort to eradicate infected cattle from nation's herd.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63475-new-zealand-makes-effort-to-eradicate-infected-cattle-from-nation-s-herd.md) | +5.0% | +6.4% |
| MILK | 2024-12-20 | [How America Lost Control of the Bird Flu, Setting the Stage for Another Pandemic - KFF Health News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16043-how-america-lost-control-of-the-bird-flu-setting-the-stage-for-another-pandemic.md) | +0.2% | +8.6% |
| MILK | 2026-06-30 | [Idaho is American ag’s bird flu hotspot \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15904-idaho-is-american-ag-s-bird-flu-hotspot-capital-press.md) | -2.4% | -1.3% |

## Sources

- npr.org: https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/11/27/nx-s1-5208964/heres-why-bird-flu-fears-are-intensifying

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