# Avian Flu Diary: FAO Update: Global Avian Influenza Viruses with Zoonotic Potential

> A blog summarizes a FAO update on avian influenza viruses with zoonotic potential, covering H5Nx and H7Nx HPAI and several LPAI subtypes. The update reports a large rise in detections since October 2021 compared with the prior year. Some regions likely underreport outbreaks.

- Date: 2022-08-25 · published 2022-08-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16257-avian-flu-diary-fao-update-global-avian-influenza-viruses-with-zoonotic
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Expectations of another fall and winter wave of avian flu point to continued risk to poultry supply and feed demand, though the update itself does not set a new price move.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: neutral

## Sources

- afludiary.blogspot.com: https://afludiary.blogspot.com/2022/08/fao-update-global-avian-influenza.html

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