# Bird flu risk is restricted to those who work with dairy cattle — for now : NPR

> More than 90 dairy herds in a dozen states have been infected with H5N1 since late March, with many cases in Michigan. USDA findings indicate spread between farms through shared equipment and vehicles, and people carrying the virus.

- Date: 2024-06-15 · published 2024-06-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16088-bird-flu-risk-is-restricted-to-those-who-work-with-dairy-cattle-for-now-npr
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Ongoing herd infections can cut milk output in affected states, a modest bearish factor for dairy prices, but no national production loss has been reported.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2024-04-11 | [States Restrict Dairy Cattle Movement - Zia Commodities, LLC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30682-states-restrict-dairy-cattle-movement-zia-commodities-llc.md) | -0.6% | +19.5% |
| 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 | 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% |
| MILK | 2024-08-09 | [CDC A(H5N1) Bird Flu Response Update August 9, 2024 \| Bird Flu \| CDC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16066-cdc-a-h5n1-bird-flu-response-update-august-9-2024-bird-flu-cdc.md) | +0.8% | +11.6% |
| MILK | 2024-04-03 | [HPAI Fails to Impact Dairy Prices So Far - Why Markets Could Actually See Some Growth in the Near Future - Dairy Herd](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6733-hpai-fails-to-impact-dairy-prices-so-far-why-markets-could-actually-see-some.md) | -4.7% | -5.0% |

## Sources

- npr.org: https://www.npr.org/2024/06/15/nx-s1-5006146/bird-flu-risk-is-restricted-to-those-who-work-with-dairy-cattle-for-now

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