# News Scan for Dec 26, 2019 | CIDRAP

> The WHO reported rising influenza activity across North America, Europe and parts of Asia in its December 20 update. Separately, testing confirmed that the H5N6 virus found in a June Nigerian poultry outbreak was highly pathogenic, as the OIE reported on December 23.

- Date: 2019-12-26 · published 2019-12-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55480-news-scan-for-dec-26-2019-cidrap
- 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

Human flu trends and a reclassified African poultry outbreak have little direct effect on feed or poultry supply, so price impact should be minimal.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2018-02-23 | [News Scan for Feb 23, 2018 \| CIDRAP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66395-news-scan-for-feb-23-2018-cidrap.md) | -3.9% | -11.0% |
| HOGS | 2017-10-31 | [News Scan for Oct 31, 2017 \| CIDRAP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68354-news-scan-for-oct-31-2017-cidrap.md) | -0.4% | -2.5% |
| HOGS | 2017-09-05 | [Flu Scan for Sep 05, 2017 \| CIDRAP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68839-flu-scan-for-sep-05-2017-cidrap.md) | -2.8% | -13.9% |
| HOGS | 2024-03-20 | [Avian flu detected for first time in US livestock \| CIDRAP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16107-avian-flu-detected-for-first-time-in-us-livestock-cidrap.md) | -0.2% | +9.0% |
| HOGS | 2024-07-16 | [News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16074-news.md) | +3.2% | +1.7% |
| SBM | 2018-02-23 | [News Scan for Feb 23, 2018 \| CIDRAP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66395-news-scan-for-feb-23-2018-cidrap.md) | +4.5% | -2.4% |
| SBM | 2017-10-31 | [News Scan for Oct 31, 2017 \| CIDRAP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68354-news-scan-for-oct-31-2017-cidrap.md) | +1.2% | +3.6% |
| SBM | 2017-09-05 | [Flu Scan for Sep 05, 2017 \| CIDRAP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68839-flu-scan-for-sep-05-2017-cidrap.md) | +1.9% | +5.4% |

## Sources

- cidrap.umn.edu: https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenza-bird-flu/news-scan-dec-26-2019

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