# Bird flu didn’t turn into a pandemic, but it never went away, either

> The article describes the continuing spread of bird flu among birds, dairy cattle and minks after the virus spilled over into dairy cows in 2024. It notes that Washington state reported a bird-flu-related human death earlier in November following exposure to an infected dairy cow.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-06T00:14:33.171Z
- Category: disease · region United States · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/82803-bird-flu-didn-t-turn-into-a-pandemic-but-it-never-went-away-either
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Continued outbreaks could lead to poultry or dairy control measures and affect production, though the text gives no new supply loss or market disruption to quantify.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2024-12-20 | [How America Lost Control of the Bird Flu, Setting the Stage for Another Pandemic - KFF Health News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16043-how-america-lost-control-of-the-bird-flu-setting-the-stage-for-another-pandemic.md) | +0.2% | +8.6% |
| MILK | 2024-03-25 | [Dairy cattle in Texas, Kansas test positive for bird flu \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16105-dairy-cattle-in-texas-kansas-test-positive-for-bird-flu-ap-news.md) | -0.4% | -5.1% |
| MILK | 2024-11-27 | [Bird flu H5N1 outbreak in cattle and Canada infection worry scientists  : Shots - Health News : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16047-bird-flu-h5n1-outbreak-in-cattle-and-canada-infection-worry-scientists-shots.md) | -4.5% | -5.9% |
| MILK | 2024-05-08 | [Bird Flu Outbreak in Dairy Cows Is Widespread, Raising Public Health Concerns \| Infectious Diseases \| JAMA \| JAMA Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16090-bird-flu-outbreak-in-dairy-cows-is-widespread-raising-public-health-concerns.md) | +2.1% | +6.4% |
| MILK | 2026-06-15 | [Idaho dairies get more bird flu cases \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15902-idaho-dairies-get-more-bird-flu-cases-capital-press.md) | +0.1% | -1.4% |

## Sources

- nbcnews.com: https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/bird-flu-didnt-turn-pandemic-never-went-away-either-rcna607694

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