# Flu on the farm | Nature

> Nature published an outlook piece by Cassandra Willyard arguing that farms help spread influenza but could serve as early warning systems for human pandemics. The article is a general science feature on influenza surveillance.

- Date: 2019-09-18 · published 2019-09-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56955-flu-on-the-farm-nature
- 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

This science feature has no direct effect on feed supply, demand or commodity prices.

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## Sources

- nature.com: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02757-4

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