# Eurosurveillance | Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus infection on multiple fur farms in the South and Central Ostrobothnia regions of Finland, July 2023

> Finnish health and food authorities report H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza infections on several fur farms in South and Central Ostrobothnia in July 2023. The outbreaks were detected in farmed mink and fur animals rather than commercial poultry.

- Date: 2023-08-03 · published 2023-08-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Finland · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16161-eurosurveillance-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-a-h5n1-virus-infection-on
- 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

Fur farm cases are a localized animal health event with little impact on feed supply or demand, so price effects are negligible.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2020-06-18 | [Sub-Saharan Africa and Eurasia Ancestry of Reassortant Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N8) Virus, Europe, December 2019 - Volume 26, Number 7—July 2020 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52487-sub-saharan-africa-and-eurasia-ancestry-of-reassortant-highly-pathogenic-avian.md) | -5.8% | +1.7% |
| HOGS | 2016-12-20 | [Task Force Statement on H5N8 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Poultry and Wild Birds \| Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73356-task-force-statement-on-h5n8-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-hpai-in-poultry.md) | -0.8% | +4.6% |
| HOGS | 2024-04-10 | [Get the Facts Straight on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza - Bovine Vet](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16102-get-the-facts-straight-on-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-bovine-vet.md) | +3.7% | +2.9% |
| HOGS | 2025-05-21 | [Evaluation of global outbreak surveillance performance for high pathogenicity avian influenza and African swine fever \| Nature Communications](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15997-evaluation-of-global-outbreak-surveillance-performance-for-high-pathogenicity.md) | +0.6% | +12.4% |
| HOGS | 2026-05-20 | [Updated joint FAO/WHO/WOAH public health assessment of recent high pathogenicity avian influenza A(H5) virus events in animals and people (based on data as of 1 March 2026) - WOAH - World Organisation for Animal Health](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15908-updated-joint-fao-who-woah-public-health-assessment-of-recent-high.md) | -0.3% | -2.4% |
| SBM | 2020-06-18 | [Sub-Saharan Africa and Eurasia Ancestry of Reassortant Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N8) Virus, Europe, December 2019 - Volume 26, Number 7—July 2020 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52487-sub-saharan-africa-and-eurasia-ancestry-of-reassortant-highly-pathogenic-avian.md) | -0.4% | -0.3% |
| SBM | 2016-12-20 | [Task Force Statement on H5N8 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Poultry and Wild Birds \| Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73356-task-force-statement-on-h5n8-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-hpai-in-poultry.md) | +1.8% | +11.5% |
| SBM | 2024-04-10 | [Get the Facts Straight on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza - Bovine Vet](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16102-get-the-facts-straight-on-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-bovine-vet.md) | +0.6% | +11.7% |

## Sources

- eurosurveillance.org: https://www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2023.28.31.2300400?crawler=true

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