# Questions and answers on avian influenza

> The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control published a question-and-answer guide on avian influenza. It rates the current risk to the European public as low and somewhat higher for workers exposed to infected birds.

- Date: 2017-06-15 · published 2017-06-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70383-questions-and-answers-on-avian-influenza
- 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

The guidance is background on human health risk and does not indicate a change in poultry supply or feed demand.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2023-07-26 | [Questions and answers on avian influenza A(H5N1) - PAHO/WHO \| Pan American Health Organization](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16166-questions-and-answers-on-avian-influenza-a-h5n1-paho-who-pan-american-health.md) | +1.1% | -15.0% |
| HOGS | 2024-05-16 | [Influenza: Avian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16095-influenza-avian.md) | -0.7% | -3.0% |
| HOGS | 2017-10-01 | [Focus On... Avian Influenza – a unique challenge](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68357-focus-on-avian-influenza-a-unique-challenge.md) | +4.6% | +17.2% |
| HOGS | 2025-10-16 | [ASF preventation and avian influenza through biosecurity](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15958-asf-preventation-and-avian-influenza-through-biosecurity.md) | -2.7% | -5.5% |
| HOGS | 2023-08-04 | [Fears for human cases of avian influenza](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16165-fears-for-human-cases-of-avian-influenza.md) | -0.5% | -16.8% |
| SBM | 2023-07-26 | [Questions and answers on avian influenza A(H5N1) - PAHO/WHO \| Pan American Health Organization](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16166-questions-and-answers-on-avian-influenza-a-h5n1-paho-who-pan-american-health.md) | +0.4% | -9.3% |
| SBM | 2024-05-16 | [Influenza: Avian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16095-influenza-avian.md) | +1.5% | -3.6% |
| SBM | 2017-10-01 | [Focus On... Avian Influenza – a unique challenge](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68357-focus-on-avian-influenza-a-unique-challenge.md) | +1.1% | +0.2% |

## Sources

- ecdc.europa.eu: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/zoonotic-influenza/facts/faq-avian-influenza

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