# Influenza: Avian

> The WHO published a question-and-answer guide on avian influenza, explaining that the virus mainly affects birds but can infect mammals, including dairy cows in the US. It says human infections have been limited and sporadic and describes who faces exposure risk.

- Date: 2024-05-16 · published 2024-05-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16095-influenza-avian
- 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

This is a general public health guide with no new outbreak data that would move feed or livestock prices. It offers context on the disease's transmission and risk profile.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2017-06-15 | [Questions and answers on avian influenza](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70383-questions-and-answers-on-avian-influenza.md) | +4.8% | +11.6% |
| HOGS | 2023-08-04 | [Fears for human cases of avian influenza](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16165-fears-for-human-cases-of-avian-influenza.md) | -0.5% | -16.8% |
| HOGS | 2020-09-01 | [Avian influenza overview May – August 2020](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51013-avian-influenza-overview-may-august-2020.md) | +9.2% | +31.0% |
| HOGS | 2019-12-01 | [Avian influenza overview August – November2019](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55483-avian-influenza-overview-august-november2019.md) | -0.4% | +8.4% |
| HOGS | 2017-10-01 | [Focus On... Avian Influenza – a unique challenge](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68357-focus-on-avian-influenza-a-unique-challenge.md) | +4.6% | +17.2% |
| SBM | 2017-06-15 | [Questions and answers on avian influenza](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70383-questions-and-answers-on-avian-influenza.md) | -1.3% | +5.0% |
| SBM | 2023-08-04 | [Fears for human cases of avian influenza](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16165-fears-for-human-cases-of-avian-influenza.md) | -3.8% | -6.3% |
| SBM | 2020-09-01 | [Avian influenza overview May – August 2020](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51013-avian-influenza-overview-may-august-2020.md) | +0.9% | +7.5% |

## Sources

- who.int: https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/influenza-avian

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Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.