# Fact checking highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI)

> The Canadian Food Inspection Agency published a fact-check on highly pathogenic avian influenza, addressing misinformation about how the virus spreads, is detected and is controlled. It explains Canada's outbreak response, which has been ongoing since December 2021. The document clarifies the science behind the country's control measures.

- Date: 2025-06-09 · published 2025-06-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15996-fact-checking-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-hpai
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Public confusion about HPAI can weaken biosecurity and reporting compliance, but the article does not describe a supply or price driver.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2024-04-10 | [Get the Facts Straight on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza - Bovine Vet](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16102-get-the-facts-straight-on-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-bovine-vet.md) | +3.7% | +2.9% |
| HOGS | 2024-02-20 | [Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) - Camden County Center \| N.C. Cooperative Extension](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16120-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-hpai-camden-county-center-n-c-cooperative.md) | +2.4% | +3.7% |
| HOGS | 2017-09-07 | [Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H7N9) Virus, Tennessee, USA, March 2017](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68837-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-a-h7n9-virus-tennessee-usa-march-2017.md) | -5.4% | -10.8% |
| HOGS | 2023-02-08 | [Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in the Agricultural Community \| NIOSH Science Bulletin \| CDC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16208-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-hpai-in-the-agricultural-community-niosh.md) | +1.0% | +9.8% |
| HOGS | 2021-08-31 | [FAO supports response to highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak in Côte d’Ivoire \| AF](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45455-fao-supports-response-to-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-outbreak-in-cote-d.md) | -2.6% | -3.5% |
| SBM | 2022-02-08 | [Highly pathogenic avian influenza returns to US flocks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-returns-to-us-flocks.md) | -1.4% | +3.8% |
| SBM | 2024-04-10 | [Get the Facts Straight on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza - Bovine Vet](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16102-get-the-facts-straight-on-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-bovine-vet.md) | +0.6% | +11.7% |
| SBM | 2024-02-20 | [Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) - Camden County Center \| N.C. Cooperative Extension](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16120-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-hpai-camden-county-center-n-c-cooperative.md) | -3.3% | -5.5% |

## Sources

- science.gc.ca: https://science.gc.ca/site/science/en/blogs/cultivating-science/fact-checking-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-hpai

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