# Influenza virus confirmed in 2 Newton County dairy herds, officials say

> H5N1 was detected in two connected dairy herds in Newton County, Indiana, in late October, found through routine milk surveillance and confirmed by USDA. The state has quarantined lactating cows at the sites and will test them weekly.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-03T00:14:17.322Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/76490-influenza-virus-confirmed-in-2-newton-county-dairy-herds-officials-say
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Dairy herd infections reduce milk output and add to quarantine-driven supply losses, a small bearish factor for milk and a modest signal for feed demand from dairies.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2024-07-15 | [Tests confirm H5N1 in Oklahoma dairy herd; 13 states now affected \| CIDRAP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16076-tests-confirm-h5n1-in-oklahoma-dairy-herd-13-states-now-affected-cidrap.md) | +0.5% | +3.6% |
| MILK | 2024-04-03 | [HPAI Fails to Impact Dairy Prices So Far - Why Markets Could Actually See Some Growth in the Near Future - Dairy Herd](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6733-hpai-fails-to-impact-dairy-prices-so-far-why-markets-could-actually-see-some.md) | -4.7% | -5.0% |
| MILK | 2024-08-30 | [Bird flu infects California dairy cows, widening US outbreak](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16067-bird-flu-infects-california-dairy-cows-widening-us-outbreak.md) | +10.5% | +13.1% |
| MILK | 2025-06-01 | [Enhancing the response to avian influenza in the US and globally - The Lancet Regional Health – Americas](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15992-enhancing-the-response-to-avian-influenza-in-the-us-and-globally-the-lancet.md) | +0.8% | +0.7% |
| MILK | 2024-06-15 | [Bird flu risk is restricted to those who work with dairy cattle — for now : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16088-bird-flu-risk-is-restricted-to-those-who-work-with-dairy-cattle-for-now-npr.md) | +0.3% | -0.6% |

## Sources

- wrtv.com: https://www.wrtv.com/news/indiana/h5n1-influenza-virus-confirmed-in-2-connected-newton-county-dairy-herds/

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