# UN-led Task Force Issues Guidance on Addressing Unprecedented Outbreaks of Avian Influenza in Wildlife

> The CMS and FAO Scientific Task Force on Avian Influenza and Wild Birds issued guidance on unprecedented H5N1 mortality among wild birds. It urges countries to treat the virus as a conservation issue and to avoid culling wild birds.

- Date: 2023-07-13 · published 2023-07-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16167-un-led-task-force-issues-guidance-on-addressing-unprecedented-outbreaks-of
- 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 guidance concerns wildlife conservation rather than commercial flock supply, so it has little direct effect on feed or meat prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2026-07-28 | [Nghe An province issues urgent directive on preventing and controlling avian influenza outbreaks.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15897-nghe-an-province-issues-urgent-directive-on-preventing-and-controlling-avian.md) | -2.8% | -14.1% |
| 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 | 2026-07-05 | [Nigeria launches FAO-supported project to address outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15898-nigeria-launches-fao-supported-project-to-address-outbreaks-of-highly.md) | +0.8% | +7.9% |
| HOGS | 2025-03-05 | [Avian flu: the outbreaks in the United States](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16017-avian-flu-the-outbreaks-in-the-united-states.md) | +2.5% | +2.4% |
| HOGS | 2022-06-21 | [Pork industry learns lessons from avian influenza outbreak](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16267-pork-industry-learns-lessons-from-avian-influenza-outbreak.md) | -0.5% | +2.7% |
| SBM | 2026-07-28 | [Nghe An province issues urgent directive on preventing and controlling avian influenza outbreaks.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15897-nghe-an-province-issues-urgent-directive-on-preventing-and-controlling-avian.md) | -1.7% | -0.9% |
| SBM | 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) | +8.2% | +17.3% |
| SBM | 2026-07-05 | [Nigeria launches FAO-supported project to address outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15898-nigeria-launches-fao-supported-project-to-address-outbreaks-of-highly.md) | +4.1% | +3.6% |

## Sources

- fao.org: https://www.fao.org/animal-health/news-events/news/detail/un-led-task-force-issues-guidance-on-addressing-unprecedented-outbreaks-of-avian-influenza-in-wildlife/en

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