# Avian flu updates

> A digest aggregates recent HPAI updates from USDA, CDC, AVMA, The Pig Site and other sources. It covers the spread of H5N1 in US dairy cattle and debate over whether the virus is adapting to infect humans. The overall public health risk is described as low.

- Date: 2024-07-09 · published 2024-07-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16080-avian-flu-updates
- 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

The digest summarizes existing information without new outbreaks or policy changes. It has no direct effect on feed commodity supply or demand.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2024-12-03 | [Communicable Episode 09: An update on avian flu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16041-communicable-episode-09-an-update-on-avian-flu.md) | -0.5% | -0.9% |
| HOGS | 2024-06-20 | [Avian Flu Updates \| Weill School of Veterinary Medicine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16084-avian-flu-updates-weill-school-of-veterinary-medicine.md) | -2.7% | -1.8% |
| HOGS | 2025-03-05 | [Avian flu: the outbreaks in the United States](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16017-avian-flu-the-outbreaks-in-the-united-states.md) | +2.5% | +2.4% |
| HOGS | 2024-05-16 | [Influenza: Avian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16095-influenza-avian.md) | -0.7% | -3.0% |
| HOGS | 2025-07-18 | [Animal Health - July Updates - FACE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15981-animal-health-july-updates-face.md) | +2.0% | +2.7% |
| SBM | 2024-12-03 | [Communicable Episode 09: An update on avian flu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16041-communicable-episode-09-an-update-on-avian-flu.md) | +0.7% | +6.5% |
| SBM | 2024-06-20 | [Avian Flu Updates \| Weill School of Veterinary Medicine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16084-avian-flu-updates-weill-school-of-veterinary-medicine.md) | -1.4% | -7.7% |
| SBM | 2026-10-29 | [Winter “avian flu” season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15871-winter-avian-flu-season.md) | -3.3% | — |

## Sources

- animalhealthdigest.com: https://animalhealthdigest.com/avian-flu-updates/

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