# Alert: Increased Risk of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Outbreaks in Wild Bird Populations in Africa | Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds

> FAO issued a high-alert recommendation for African countries after H5 HPAI killed wild Great White Pelicans in Senegal and Mauritania. Senegal reported 758 pelican deaths among 883 birds affected. Virus detections in West and Southern Africa raise the risk of spread to other countries.

- Date: 2022-02-18 · published 2022-02-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16302-alert-increased-risk-of-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-outbreaks-in-wild
- 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

The alert concerns wild bird mortality and surveillance in Africa, with limited immediate effect on commercial feed markets. It is a warning of possible future poultry outbreaks.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2016-12-20 | [Task Force Statement on H5N8 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Poultry and Wild Birds \| Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73356-task-force-statement-on-h5n8-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-hpai-in-poultry.md) | -0.8% | +4.6% |
| HOGS | 2026-01-28 | [Following the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) and African swine fever (ASF) in Je.. - MK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15938-following-the-outbreak-of-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-ai-and-african.md) | +0.1% | +5.6% |
| HOGS | 2023-06-09 | [Efficient and Informative Laboratory Testing for Rapid Confirmation of H5N1 (Clade 2.3.4.4) High-Pathogenicity Avian Influenza Outbreaks in the United Kingdom](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16181-efficient-and-informative-laboratory-testing-for-rapid-confirmation-of-h5n1.md) | +3.6% | +13.6% |
| HOGS | 2021-08-31 | [FAO supports response to highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak in Côte d’Ivoire \| AF](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45455-fao-supports-response-to-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-outbreak-in-cote-d.md) | -2.6% | -3.5% |
| HOGS | 2024-03-28 | [APHIS Now Thinks Wild Birds Are to Blame for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza's Arrival on Four U.S. Dairies - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16110-aphis-now-thinks-wild-birds-are-to-blame-for-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza.md) | +1.5% | +10.7% |
| SBM | 2016-12-20 | [Task Force Statement on H5N8 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Poultry and Wild Birds \| Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73356-task-force-statement-on-h5n8-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-hpai-in-poultry.md) | +1.8% | +11.5% |
| SBM | 2026-01-28 | [Following the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) and African swine fever (ASF) in Je.. - MK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15938-following-the-outbreak-of-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-ai-and-african.md) | -0.5% | +7.5% |
| SBM | 2023-06-09 | [Efficient and Informative Laboratory Testing for Rapid Confirmation of H5N1 (Clade 2.3.4.4) High-Pathogenicity Avian Influenza Outbreaks in the United Kingdom](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16181-efficient-and-informative-laboratory-testing-for-rapid-confirmation-of-h5n1.md) | -2.4% | +1.0% |

## Sources

- unep-aewa.org: https://www.unep-aewa.org/news/alert-increased-risk-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-outbreaks-wild-bird-populations-africa

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