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Infectious Dose's weekly roundup reports New World screwworm infestations rising in the US Southwest, with 52 confirmed in animals. It also reports Washington H5N1 dairy detections linked to three human infections including a death.
Further items cover a Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the DRC with spread to Kenya and Nigeria, plus measles, dengue and other outbreaks.
Screwworm spread in US cattle can restrict livestock movement and raise cattle supply concerns, which may support live cattle prices. Dairy and Ebola items have little direct effect on feed-ingredient markets.
infectiousdose.comHeather McSharry, PhDNov 4, 2026After 148 past bullish disease events, Live Cattle moved a median +0.4% over 5 sessions (62% higher; middle half -0.5% to +1.2%), and +1.4% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
