# Maintaining efforts to fight animal diseases in times of COVID-19 - WOAH

> The OIE called on countries to keep up animal disease prevention, surveillance and control despite COVID-19 movement restrictions. Its annual global animal health report says transboundary diseases continue to spread worldwide.

- Date: 2020-06-19 · published 2020-06-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52481-maintaining-efforts-to-fight-animal-diseases-in-times-of-covid-19-woah
- 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

Disease spread that goes unchecked during the pandemic could eventually disrupt livestock output and feed demand, but the statement itself does not move prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2023-04-22 | [USDA takes new steps in efforts to control CWD, bird flu and other animal diseases \| Wyoming Public Media](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16193-usda-takes-new-steps-in-efforts-to-control-cwd-bird-flu-and-other-animal.md) | +1.9% | +7.8% |
| HOGS | 2022-01-17 | [A new strategy to join forces for the control of transboundary animal diseases - WOAH Bulletin](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16305-a-new-strategy-to-join-forces-for-the-control-of-transboundary-animal-diseases.md) | +5.4% | +14.0% |
| HOGS | 2018-04-30 | [The continued threat of foreign animal diseases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65383-the-continued-threat-of-foreign-animal-diseases.md) | +1.8% | +11.0% |
| HOGS | 2026-05-13 | [WOAH: Animal diseases destroy 20% of global production yearly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15909-woah-animal-diseases-destroy-20-of-global-production-yearly.md) | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| HOGS | 2023-09-26 | [(LEAD) S. Korea to step up quarantine efforts against animal diseases \| Yonhap News Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16152-lead-s-korea-to-step-up-quarantine-efforts-against-animal-diseases-yonhap-news.md) | -1.8% | -14.2% |
| SBM | 2023-04-22 | [USDA takes new steps in efforts to control CWD, bird flu and other animal diseases \| Wyoming Public Media](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16193-usda-takes-new-steps-in-efforts-to-control-cwd-bird-flu-and-other-animal.md) | -1.9% | -7.8% |
| SBM | 2023-06-01 | [Worrying outbreak of animal diseases in Western Cape](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16174-worrying-outbreak-of-animal-diseases-in-western-cape.md) | +2.6% | +1.5% |
| SBM | 2018-04-30 | [The continued threat of foreign animal diseases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65383-the-continued-threat-of-foreign-animal-diseases.md) | +0.3% | -3.3% |

## Sources

- woah.org: https://www.woah.org/en/maintaining-efforts-to-fight-animal-diseases-in-times-of-covid-19/

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