# Fears for human cases of avian influenza

> FAO, WHO and WOAH issued joint advice on 12 July urging countries to increase monitoring of avian influenza and detect any human cases. The article notes increasing deadly H5N1 outbreaks in mammals and mass wild bird die-offs. About 131 million domestic poultry were lost to H5N1 in 2022 across 67 countries.

- Date: 2023-08-04 · published 2023-08-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16165-fears-for-human-cases-of-avian-influenza
- 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

Concern about mammal-to-human adaptation adds uncertainty for poultry demand and trade, but no immediate supply shock or price move is indicated by this commentary.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2024-05-16 | [Influenza: Avian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16095-influenza-avian.md) | -0.7% | -3.0% |
| 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% |
| HOGS | 2020-09-30 | [Avian influenza: EU on alert for new outbreaks \| EFSA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51012-avian-influenza-eu-on-alert-for-new-outbreaks-efsa.md) | +3.3% | -3.2% |
| 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 | 2026-09-29 | [Avian influenza: new global framework for faster action](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15882-avian-influenza-new-global-framework-for-faster-action.md) | -1.3% | -13.2% |
| SBM | 2024-05-16 | [Influenza: Avian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16095-influenza-avian.md) | +1.5% | -3.6% |
| SBM | 2017-02-28 | [Human avian influenza cases in China shake up global poultry markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72645-human-avian-influenza-cases-in-china-shake-up-global-poultry-markets.md) | -0.6% | -4.8% |
| SBM | 2017-10-01 | [Focus On... Avian Influenza – a unique challenge](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68357-focus-on-avian-influenza-a-unique-challenge.md) | +1.1% | +0.2% |

## Sources

- doi.org: https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.3316

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