# What to Know About the Current Avian Influenza Outbreak | Annenberg

> Penn experts review the H5N1 outbreak, which has reached 443 US dairy herds in 14 states and affected more than 105 million poultry in 48 states. CDC data show 46 human cases this year, and agricultural workers face the highest infection risk.

- Date: 2024-11-07 · published 2024-11-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16048-what-to-know-about-the-current-avian-influenza-outbreak-annenberg
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

The cumulative poultry and dairy losses keep chicken and milk supplies under pressure. The article contains no new policy or supply event, so its price relevance is limited.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

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## Sources

- asc.upenn.edu: https://www.asc.upenn.edu/news-events/news/what-know-about-current-avian-influenza-outbreak

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