# Global groups warn of ongoing H5N1 avian flu threat to people | CIDRAP

> FAO, WHO and WOAH jointly warned that H5N1 outbreaks continue to devastate animal populations and are rising in mammals. They say the virus could adapt to infect humans more easily.

- Date: 2023-07-12 · published 2023-07-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16170-global-groups-warn-of-ongoing-h5n1-avian-flu-threat-to-people-cidrap
- 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

Continued poultry and mammal outbreaks keep supply risk alive for chicken and related feed demand, though the statement itself moves no prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2020-07-29 | [Avian flu: ever-changing threat to poultry health \| WATTAgNet \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51996-avian-flu-ever-changing-threat-to-poultry-health-wattagnet-wattpoultry-com.md) | -3.4% | +3.7% |
| HOGS | 2025-04-07 | [Avian flu spreads to cows and people \| College of Veterinary Medicine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16008-avian-flu-spreads-to-cows-and-people-college-of-veterinary-medicine.md) | -1.9% | +4.4% |
| HOGS | 2018-05-08 | [Warning system of global health threats to swine industry imperative](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64896-warning-system-of-global-health-threats-to-swine-industry-imperative.md) | +0.1% | +13.4% |
| HOGS | 2025-11-28 | [Transboundary animal diseases pose urgent threat to global food security, FAO warns](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15950-transboundary-animal-diseases-pose-urgent-threat-to-global-food-security-fao.md) | +0.1% | +3.7% |
| HOGS | 2019-04-29 | [Israel reports return of avian flu to poultry sector \| WATTAgNet \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59458-israel-reports-return-of-avian-flu-to-poultry-sector-wattagnet-wattpoultry-com.md) | -1.3% | -0.1% |
| SBM | 2020-07-29 | [Avian flu: ever-changing threat to poultry health \| WATTAgNet \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51996-avian-flu-ever-changing-threat-to-poultry-health-wattagnet-wattpoultry-com.md) | -1.8% | +0.9% |
| SBM | 2025-04-07 | [Avian flu spreads to cows and people \| College of Veterinary Medicine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16008-avian-flu-spreads-to-cows-and-people-college-of-veterinary-medicine.md) | +5.1% | +1.6% |
| SBM | 2018-05-08 | [Warning system of global health threats to swine industry imperative](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64896-warning-system-of-global-health-threats-to-swine-industry-imperative.md) | +1.3% | -4.5% |

## Sources

- cidrap.umn.edu: https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenza-bird-flu/global-groups-warn-ongoing-h5n1-avian-flu-threat-people

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