# CDC A(H5N1) Bird Flu Response Update August 9, 2024 | Bird Flu | CDC

> The CDC's August 9, 2024 update covers its response to the multistate H5N1 outbreak in US dairy cows, poultry and other animals. It reports 13 human H5 cases since April 2024 and says the immediate public risk remains low. It also summarizes a risk assessment of a Texas human-case virus and a ferret study of a Michigan case.

- Date: 2024-08-09 · published 2024-08-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16066-cdc-a-h5n1-bird-flu-response-update-august-9-2024-bird-flu-cdc
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Infections in dairy herds can cut milk output and push up cull rates, which tightens milk supply and can weigh on dairy prices. Poultry losses also matter for chicken and feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2024-06-15 | [Bird flu risk is restricted to those who work with dairy cattle — for now : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16088-bird-flu-risk-is-restricted-to-those-who-work-with-dairy-cattle-for-now-npr.md) | +0.3% | -0.6% |
| MILK | 2024-08-30 | [Bird flu infects California dairy cows, widening US outbreak](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16067-bird-flu-infects-california-dairy-cows-widening-us-outbreak.md) | +10.5% | +13.1% |
| MILK | 2025-06-01 | [Enhancing the response to avian influenza in the US and globally - The Lancet Regional Health – Americas](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15992-enhancing-the-response-to-avian-influenza-in-the-us-and-globally-the-lancet.md) | +0.8% | +0.7% |
| MILK | 2025-02-21 | [U.S. Milk Production Report—January 2025: Navigating Avian Flu Impacts and Market Dynamics \| The Bullvine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26041-u-s-milk-production-report-january-2025-navigating-avian-flu-impacts-and-market.md) | -0.5% | -8.8% |
| MILK | 2024-07-15 | [Tests confirm H5N1 in Oklahoma dairy herd; 13 states now affected \| CIDRAP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16076-tests-confirm-h5n1-in-oklahoma-dairy-herd-13-states-now-affected-cidrap.md) | +0.5% | +3.6% |

## Sources

- cdc.gov: https://www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/spotlights/ah5n1-response-update.html

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