# GISAID: HPAI H5N1 Bird Flu continues to circulate in the United States

> H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b continues to circulate in U.S. dairy cows, poultry and other animals, with 71 human cases confirmed since April 2024. The report notes virus detection in raw milk, genetic links among animal and worker samples, and mutations observed in some human-case virus sequences.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-09T03:14:46.234Z
- Category: disease · region United States · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/88633-gisaid-hpai-h5n1-bird-flu-continues-to-circulate-in-the-united-states
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Ongoing infections pose a risk of production disruption in poultry and dairy, which could tighten supplies and support prices if outbreaks lead to culling or controls. No specific production losses are quantified.

## 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 | 2024-11-27 | [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 | 2024-03-25 | [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 | 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% |
| MILK | 2018-08-01 | [New Zealand makes effort to eradicate infected cattle from nation's herd.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63475-new-zealand-makes-effort-to-eradicate-infected-cattle-from-nation-s-herd.md) | +5.0% | +6.4% |

## Sources

- flu.org.cn: http://www.flu.org.cn/en/news-23024.html

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