# China Reports Worst Bird Flu Season On Record

> Reports say China recorded 460 human H7N9 bird flu cases in the season since October 2018, the most of any season since the virus was first detected in 2013. Experts say the virus may have changed lineage and become less responsive to oseltamivir. The CDC has raised concern about pandemic risk.

- Date: 2019-11-01 · published 2019-11-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55939-china-reports-worst-bird-flu-season-on-record
- 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 H7N9 case counts raise concern over poultry-market controls in China, but the article reports no new poultry supply shock or price move.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2021-05-19 | [China reports H5N8 avian flu outbreak in wild birds in Tibet](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46972-china-reports-h5n8-avian-flu-outbreak-in-wild-birds-in-tibet.md) | +2.8% | +7.1% |
| HOGS | 2020-12-01 | [South Korea reports bird flu outbreak on duck farm: OIE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49531-south-korea-reports-bird-flu-outbreak-on-duck-farm-oie.md) | -2.9% | -3.6% |
| HOGS | 2021-01-11 | [Hungary reports outbreak of H5N8 bird flu on farm - OIE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49033-hungary-reports-outbreak-of-h5n8-bird-flu-on-farm-oie.md) | +0.2% | +5.5% |
| HOGS | 2017-11-23 | [Germany reports outbreak of mild bird flu on farm: OIE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67851-germany-reports-outbreak-of-mild-bird-flu-on-farm-oie.md) | +0.6% | +3.3% |
| HOGS | 2018-06-30 | [Ghana reports outbreaks of H5 bird flu on farms \| Africanews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64429-ghana-reports-outbreaks-of-h5-bird-flu-on-farms-africanews.md) | -2.3% | -18.3% |
| SBM | 2021-05-19 | [China reports H5N8 avian flu outbreak in wild birds in Tibet](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46972-china-reports-h5n8-avian-flu-outbreak-in-wild-birds-in-tibet.md) | -4.8% | -9.2% |
| SBM | 2020-12-01 | [South Korea reports bird flu outbreak on duck farm: OIE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49531-south-korea-reports-bird-flu-outbreak-on-duck-farm-oie.md) | -1.7% | +8.6% |
| SBM | 2021-01-11 | [Hungary reports outbreak of H5N8 bird flu on farm - OIE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49033-hungary-reports-outbreak-of-h5n8-bird-flu-on-farm-oie.md) | +4.0% | -0.7% |

## Sources

- ipm.org: https://www.ipm.org/show/eartheats/2019-11-01/china-reports-worst-bird-flu-season-record

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