# APHIS hosts webinar on HPAI, wild bird surveillance - United Egg Producers

> USDA APHIS held a February 2 webinar on HPAI spread in Europe and East Asia and updated on US wild bird surveillance, which will collect over 6,000 samples this winter. Current surveillance shows no H5 prevalence in US wild birds, with normal background levels of H7 low-pathogenic strains.

- Date: 2021-02-04 · published 2021-02-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48498-aphis-hosts-webinar-on-hpai-wild-bird-surveillance-united-egg-producers
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

No US HPAI detections in wild birds mean no immediate threat to US poultry supply, so price impact is limited, though a US outbreak would quickly hit egg and chicken supply.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: neutral

## Sources

- unitedegg.com: https://unitedegg.com/aphis-hosts-webinar-on-hpai-wild-bird-surveillance/

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