# Why finding bird flu in a U.S. pig for the first time is raising new worries

> H5N1 was confirmed in a pig on a central Oregon backyard farm, the first such case in a US pig, according to USDA. The pig was one of five on a farm where poultry were also infected, and USDA says the animals were not intended for commercial food.

- Date: 2024-11-01 · published 2024-11-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16050-why-finding-bird-flu-in-a-u-s-pig-for-the-first-time-is-raising-new-worries
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Because the pig was not destined for commercial pork, USDA sees no near-term threat to the US pork supply, so price impact is minimal. Pigs can act as mixing vessels for flu viruses, so the finding is a watch item for future risk.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2024-10-30 | [US detects H5N1 bird flu in a pig for the first time \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16053-us-detects-h5n1-bird-flu-in-a-pig-for-the-first-time-reuters.md) | +0.9% | -0.1% |
| HOGS | 2024-12-13 | [First H5N1 Bird Flu Infections in Pigs Raises Concerns \| Infectious Diseases \| JAMA \| JAMA Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16037-first-h5n1-bird-flu-infections-in-pigs-raises-concerns-infectious-diseases-jama.md) | +0.2% | -1.9% |
| HOGS | 2021-11-10 | [Bird Flu Sweeping Across Europe - The Food Institute](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16325-bird-flu-sweeping-across-europe-the-food-institute.md) | +0.6% | -6.8% |
| HOGS | 2021-10-01 | [The $100-billion toll of a pig epidemic in China \| Nature](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44450-the-100-billion-toll-of-a-pig-epidemic-in-china-nature.md) | -1.1% | -14.9% |
| HOGS | 2020-07-21 | [African Swine Fever kept out of U.S. but pork remains threatened around the world \| Food Safety News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51998-african-swine-fever-kept-out-of-u-s-but-pork-remains-threatened-around-the.md) | +4.8% | +6.3% |

## Sources

- sciencenews.org: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/influenza-pig-bird-flu-us

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