# WOAH’s Animal Health Forum reshapes avian influenza prevention and control strategies

> WOAH hosted its first Animal Health Forum dedicated to avian influenza, citing over 500 million birds lost since 2005 and rising mammalian cases. Discussions focused on vaccination strategy, including the need for surveillance along the supply chain.

- Date: 2023-06-07 · published 2023-06-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16177-woah-s-animal-health-forum-reshapes-avian-influenza-prevention-and-control
- 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

Broader use of poultry vaccination could eventually stabilize flock losses and supply, but this is policy discussion with no immediate price impact.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2025-04-10 | [Advancing Global Efforts for the Prevention and Control of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza - WOAH - World Organisation for Animal Health](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16009-advancing-global-efforts-for-the-prevention-and-control-of-high-pathogenicity.md) | +0.3% | +3.8% |
| HOGS | 2019-08-21 | [Simulation exercise: Avian influenza, African swine fever and classical swine fever in Costa Rica - WOAH - World Organisation for Animal Health](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57469-simulation-exercise-avian-influenza-african-swine-fever-and-classical-swine.md) | -4.0% | -11.2% |
| HOGS | 2022-03-15 | [Influenzas with zoonotic potential: the contribution of the animal health sector for pandemic preparedness - WOAH - World Organisation for Animal Health](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16294-influenzas-with-zoonotic-potential-the-contribution-of-the-animal-health-sector.md) | -0.1% | -1.9% |
| HOGS | 2025-01-29 | [Avian influenza: EU agencies track virus mutations and analyse response strategies \| EFSA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16032-avian-influenza-eu-agencies-track-virus-mutations-and-analyse-response.md) | +1.7% | +5.4% |
| 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% |
| SBM | 2025-04-10 | [Advancing Global Efforts for the Prevention and Control of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza - WOAH - World Organisation for Animal Health](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16009-advancing-global-efforts-for-the-prevention-and-control-of-high-pathogenicity.md) | +1.1% | -2.3% |
| SBM | 2019-08-21 | [Simulation exercise: Avian influenza, African swine fever and classical swine fever in Costa Rica - WOAH - World Organisation for Animal Health](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57469-simulation-exercise-avian-influenza-african-swine-fever-and-classical-swine.md) | -0.9% | -0.8% |
| SBM | 2022-03-15 | [Influenzas with zoonotic potential: the contribution of the animal health sector for pandemic preparedness - WOAH - World Organisation for Animal Health](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16294-influenzas-with-zoonotic-potential-the-contribution-of-the-animal-health-sector.md) | -6.5% | -11.2% |

## Sources

- woah.org: https://www.woah.org/en/woahs-animal-health-forum-reshapes-avian-influenza-prevention-and-control-strategies/

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