# Avian influenza threat appears over in Tennessee - Brownfield Ag News

> Tennessee's State Veterinarian says the highly pathogenic avian influenza threat in the state appears to be over after surveillance testing came back negative. Trading partners had banned poultry imports from Tennessee and in some cases the whole US. Losses to the state are put in the millions of dollars, and recovery depends on when markets reopen.

- Date: 2017-04-05 · published 2017-04-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71648-avian-influenza-threat-appears-over-in-tennessee-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Trade bans on US poultry from Tennessee, a major genetics supplier, have cut export demand, and reopening would restore flows. The outbreak's end reduces the risk of further supply disruption.

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/avian-influenza-threat-appears-tennessee/

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