# Statement on avian influenza and mammals - WOAH

> The WOAH says avian influenza has caused an unprecedented number of outbreaks since October 2021 and is increasingly infecting sea and land mammals. It warns that mink and other farmed mammals could serve as mixing vessels for new strains.

- Date: 2023-02-13 · published 2023-02-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16210-statement-on-avian-influenza-and-mammals-woah
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Spread to mammals and farmed animals raises the risk of more poultry and animal culls and trade restrictions, which supports chicken prices.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- woah.org: https://www.woah.org/en/statement-on-avian-influenza-and-mammals/

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