# Bird Flu Is Surging. Dialing Back Its Pandemic Risk Starts with Prevention | Scientific American

> Scientists report that H5N1 avian influenza has expanded globally through migratory bird routes into Europe and the Americas. Infections in mammals and sporadic human cases, one fatal, have raised pandemic concerns.

- Date: 2023-04-06 · published 2023-04-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16196-bird-flu-is-surging-dialing-back-its-pandemic-risk-starts-with-prevention
- 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

Persistent global poultry losses tighten protein supply over time. The article is an opinion piece on prevention and does not signal a new market-moving event.

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2023-07-12 | [Surging bird flu outbreaks raise human-infection risk, UN agencies warn \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16168-surging-bird-flu-outbreaks-raise-human-infection-risk-un-agencies-warn-reuters.md) | -0.6% | +2.7% |
| HOGS | 2019-11-25 | [Swine fever raises fears of bird flu pandemic - Asia & Pacific](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55940-swine-fever-raises-fears-of-bird-flu-pandemic-asia-and-pacific.md) | -2.8% | +6.8% |
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| HOGS | 2022-09-12 | [What Is Swine Fever and Can We Prevent its Resurgence? - Grit](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16246-what-is-swine-fever-and-can-we-prevent-its-resurgence-grit.md) | +1.7% | -2.8% |
| 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 | 2023-07-12 | [Surging bird flu outbreaks raise human-infection risk, UN agencies warn \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16168-surging-bird-flu-outbreaks-raise-human-infection-risk-un-agencies-warn-reuters.md) | +5.0% | +3.5% |
| SBM | 2022-09-12 | [What Is Swine Fever and Can We Prevent its Resurgence? - Grit](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16246-what-is-swine-fever-and-can-we-prevent-its-resurgence-grit.md) | -1.5% | -6.1% |

## Sources

- scientificamerican.com: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bird-flu-is-surging-dialing-back-its-pandemic-risk-starts-with-prevention/

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