# PAHO:  Epidemiological Update - Outbreaks of avian influenza caused by influenza A(H5N1) in the Region of the Americas - August 2023 | FluTrackers

> The Pan American Health Organization reports H5N1 avian influenza outbreaks in domestic birds, wild birds and mammals across 17 countries in the Americas as of epidemiological week 31 of 2023. Red foxes and skunks were most affected in North America and fur seals in South America. Three human H5N1 infections have been reported in the Americas since 2014.

- Date: 2023-08-10 · published 2023-08-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Americas · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16164-paho-epidemiological-update-outbreaks-of-avian-influenza-caused-by-influenza-a
- 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

The widening geographic spread raises trade and production risks for poultry in the region, but the update contains no new supply loss figures that would move feed prices immediately.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2022-03-07 | [Track 2022-25 avian influenza outbreaks in North American poultry \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16295-track-2022-25-avian-influenza-outbreaks-in-north-american-poultry-wattpoultry.md) | +1.7% | +1.7% |
| HOGS | 2018-12-20 | [New outbreak of avian influenza reported in Bulgaria
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61449-new-outbreak-of-avian-influenza-reported-in-bulgaria-the-poultry-site.md) | -3.1% | +0.7% |
| HOGS | 2023-07-26 | [Questions and answers on avian influenza A(H5N1) - PAHO/WHO \| Pan American Health Organization](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16166-questions-and-answers-on-avian-influenza-a-h5n1-paho-who-pan-american-health.md) | +1.1% | -15.0% |
| HOGS | 2023-06-09 | [Efficient and Informative Laboratory Testing for Rapid Confirmation of H5N1 (Clade 2.3.4.4) High-Pathogenicity Avian Influenza Outbreaks in the United Kingdom](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16181-efficient-and-informative-laboratory-testing-for-rapid-confirmation-of-h5n1.md) | +3.6% | +13.6% |
| HOGS | 2025-01-28 | [Enhancing the response to avian influenza in the US and globally - The Lancet Regional Health – Americas](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16030-enhancing-the-response-to-avian-influenza-in-the-us-and-globally-the-lancet.md) | +2.0% | +6.6% |
| SBM | 2022-12-03 | [Epidemiological Update- Outbreaks of avian influenza and public health implications - 3 December 2022 - PAHO/WHO \| Pan American Health Organization](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16223-epidemiological-update-outbreaks-of-avian-influenza-and-public-health.md) | +9.8% | +13.7% |
| SBM | 2022-03-07 | [Track 2022-25 avian influenza outbreaks in North American poultry \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16295-track-2022-25-avian-influenza-outbreaks-in-north-american-poultry-wattpoultry.md) | +5.0% | -2.6% |
| SBM | 2018-12-20 | [New outbreak of avian influenza reported in Bulgaria
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61449-new-outbreak-of-avian-influenza-reported-in-bulgaria-the-poultry-site.md) | -1.3% | +2.4% |

## Sources

- flutrackers.com: https://flutrackers.com/threads/paho-epidemiological-update-outbreaks-of-avian-influenza-caused-by-influenza-a-h5n1-in-the-region-of-the-americas-august-2023.977847/

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