# Outbreak Watch: November 4, 2026

> 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.

- Date: 2026-11-04 · published 2026-11-05T00:14:07.160Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/80762-outbreak-watch-november-4-2026
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

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.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2022-05-20 | [Qld rain, Indo outbreak weigh on northern cattle export trade - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41341-qld-rain-indo-outbreak-weigh-on-northern-cattle-export-trade-beef-central.md) | -0.4% | +1.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-05-09 | [Nicaragua reports screwworm outbreak in cattle
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30190-nicaragua-reports-screwworm-outbreak-in-cattle-the-cattle-site.md) | +0.6% | +2.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-07-19 | [What the U.S. can learn from Mexico's handling of the screwworm outbreak - VPM](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18298-what-the-u-s-can-learn-from-mexico-s-handling-of-the-screwworm-outbreak-vpm.md) | -1.4% | -2.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-12-06 | [Cow-Calf Corner \| December 2, 2024 \| Oklahoma State University](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26910-cow-calf-corner-december-2-2024-oklahoma-state-university.md) | +1.6% | +4.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-12-21 | [USDA protects livestock producers against New World screwworm outbreaks \| The National Provisioner](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32619-usda-protects-livestock-producers-against-new-world-screwworm-outbreaks-the.md) | +0.7% | +2.3% |

## Sources

- infectiousdose.com: https://www.infectiousdose.com/post/outbreak-watch-november-4-2026

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