# APHIS monitoring global avian flu threats - Brownfield Ag News

> USDA APHIS chief veterinary officer Jack Shere said avian influenza strains such as H5 and H7 are still circulating in Europe, Asia and northern Africa. He noted that low-pathogenic cases in several US states earlier this year were contained, and that the 2015 H5N2 outbreak killed about 50 million birds.

- Date: 2017-09-29 · published 2017-09-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68840-aphis-monitoring-global-avian-flu-threats-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

The warning about possible migratory-bird introductions to the US raises the risk of future poultry losses, which would cut chicken production and feed demand if an outbreak occurs.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: neutral

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/aphis-monitoring-global-avian-flu-threats/

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