# Weekly International Animal Disease Update, Issue 581

> A weekly roundup of animal disease outbreaks reports African swine fever in wild boar in Hungary, Finland, Spain, Estonia, Poland and Latvia, and H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza in poultry and wild birds across several European countries, the US, and Peru in late October.

- Date: 2026-11-04 · published 2026-11-04T06:12:12.034Z
- Category: disease · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/79255-weekly-international-animal-disease-update-issue-581
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Wild boar ASF spread in Europe and avian influenza in poultry can affect EU pork and poultry export flows, supporting demand for feed grains and meals from alternative origins.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: neutral
- CHICKEN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2024-07-30 | [International Animal Epidemic Updates of the Week - Issue 469 (July 22 - July 28)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16075-international-animal-epidemic-updates-of-the-week-issue-469-july-22-july-28.md) | +0.3% | -9.0% |
| HOGS | 2018-07-27 | [Preparing for animal disease outbreaks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63904-preparing-for-animal-disease-outbreaks.md) | -7.7% | -23.6% |
| HOGS | 2021-07-21 | [Foreign Animal Disease – Page 29 – American Association of Swine Veterinarians](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45947-foreign-animal-disease-page-29-american-association-of-swine-veterinarians.md) | +1.5% | -8.8% |
| HOGS | 2018-04-30 | [The continued threat of foreign animal diseases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65383-the-continued-threat-of-foreign-animal-diseases.md) | +1.8% | +11.0% |
| HOGS | 2021-02-10 | [Is the Livestock Industry Prepared for a Foreign Animal Disease Outbreak? - Pork Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48494-is-the-livestock-industry-prepared-for-a-foreign-animal-disease-outbreak-pork.md) | +12.0% | +19.6% |

## Sources

- xmsyj.moa.gov.cn: https://xmsyj.moa.gov.cn/yqfb/202611/t20261104_6489165.htm

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