# Bird flu outbreak in the US. What to know | AP News

> US officials report H5N1 bird flu has been found in dairy herds in five states: Idaho, Kansas, Michigan, New Mexico and Texas, according to USDA. The livestock detection followed an earlier announcement that week. The spread across multiple states marks a wider geographic footprint.

- Date: 2024-04-03 · published 2024-04-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16104-bird-flu-outbreak-in-the-us-what-to-know-ap-news
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

A multi-state dairy outbreak raises the risk of lower milk output and tighter livestock movement controls. The effect on feed prices remains uncertain at this stage.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2024-08-23 | [How scientists are working to solve the bird flu outbreak \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16071-how-scientists-are-working-to-solve-the-bird-flu-outbreak-ap-news.md) | -0.3% | +12.9% |
| MILK | 2024-05-09 | [Nicaragua reports screwworm outbreak in cattle
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30190-nicaragua-reports-screwworm-outbreak-in-cattle-the-cattle-site.md) | +0.5% | +4.8% |
| MILK | 2025-07-23 | [Current Situation: Bird Flu in Dairy Cows \| Bird Flu \| CDC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15983-current-situation-bird-flu-in-dairy-cows-bird-flu-cdc.md) | -0.6% | +0.1% |
| MILK | 2024-04-27 | [Bird flu virus has been spreading among US cows for months, RNA reveals \| Nature](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16100-bird-flu-virus-has-been-spreading-among-us-cows-for-months-rna-reveals-nature.md) | +18.6% | +19.7% |
| MILK | 2025-04-01 | [Bird Flu's Varied Impacts on Egg and Milk Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25732-bird-flu-s-varied-impacts-on-egg-and-milk-markets.md) | -8.4% | -6.5% |

## Sources

- apnews.com: https://apnews.com/article/bird-avian-flu-chickens-eggs-03793b5b1cb7429ce293e8577aef0358

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