PHC's early warning tracks the H5N1 2.3.4.4b avian influenza strain as it expands into new animal hosts. It notes recent livestock disease outbreaks in South Korea affecting pigs, poultry and cattle, and reviews the economic risks of African swine fever, avian influenza and foot-and-mouth disease.
Avian influenza outbreaks in commercial poultry raise the cost of poultry products and can prompt trade restrictions. Disease in South Korean pigs and cattle adds to supply risk in Asian import markets.
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