# Poultry Producers: Be on the Lookout for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza - Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Program - Cornell University - Cornell Cooperative Extension

> Cornell extension warns poultry producers to watch for sudden mortality and respiratory signs of highly pathogenic avian influenza. About 140 HPAI cases had been found in US wild birds across several southeastern states as of February 11. The virus jumped into a commercial turkey flock on February 8.

- Date: 2022-02-07 · published 2022-02-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42718-poultry-producers-be-on-the-lookout-for-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Spread from wild birds into commercial flocks raises the risk of layer and turkey losses, which could tighten poultry supply. The advisory signals growing surveillance that may lead to more culls.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- swnydlfc.cce.cornell.edu: https://swnydlfc.cce.cornell.edu/submission.php?crumb=livestock&id=1479

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