# Surging bird flu outbreaks raise human-infection risk, UN agencies warn | Reuters

> UN agencies warned that highly contagious bird flu has spread explosively to new geographic regions. About ten countries have reported outbreaks in land and sea mammals since 2022.

- Date: 2023-07-12 · published 2023-07-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16168-surging-bird-flu-outbreaks-raise-human-infection-risk-un-agencies-warn-reuters
- 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

Wider spread among wild and farmed animals raises the risk of poultry culling and trade restrictions, which could support chicken prices over time.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2017-01-26 | [Proliferation of Bird Flu Outbreaks Raises Risk of Human Pandemic \| Scientific American](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72892-proliferation-of-bird-flu-outbreaks-raises-risk-of-human-pandemic-scientific.md) | +2.5% | +6.2% |
| HOGS | 2025-02-06 | [A second version of bird flu is infecting cows. What does that mean?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16026-a-second-version-of-bird-flu-is-infecting-cows-what-does-that-mean.md) | +3.1% | +1.5% |
| HOGS | 2023-04-06 | [Bird Flu Is Surging. Dialing Back Its Pandemic Risk Starts with Prevention \| Scientific American](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16196-bird-flu-is-surging-dialing-back-its-pandemic-risk-starts-with-prevention.md) | -1.7% | +4.0% |
| HOGS | 2024-10-01 | [GRAPHIC: Tracking the nation's bird flu outbreaks in dairy herds and poultry flocks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16055-graphic-tracking-the-nation-s-bird-flu-outbreaks-in-dairy-herds-and-poultry.md) | +1.3% | -0.8% |
| 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% |
| SBM | 2017-01-26 | [Proliferation of Bird Flu Outbreaks Raises Risk of Human Pandemic \| Scientific American](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72892-proliferation-of-bird-flu-outbreaks-raises-risk-of-human-pandemic-scientific.md) | -2.1% | -3.6% |
| SBM | 2022-11-24 | [Avian flu outbreak wipes out 50.54 mln U.S. birds, a record \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16233-avian-flu-outbreak-wipes-out-50-54-mln-u-s-birds-a-record-reuters.md) | +2.6% | +10.4% |
| SBM | 2016-12-02 | [Bird flu outbreaks rock poultry sector amid improving prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73607-bird-flu-outbreaks-rock-poultry-sector-amid-improving-prices.md) | +0.5% | +0.6% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/surging-bird-flu-outbreaks-raise-human-infection-risk-un-agencies-warn-2023-07-12/

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