# Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in the Agricultural Community | NIOSH Science Bulletin | CDC

> A CDC NIOSH bulletin describes communication efforts for highly pathogenic avian influenza among agricultural workers. It outlines the difference between HPAI and LPAI strains and lists chemical, heat and stress hazards for farm staff.

- Date: 2023-02-08 · published 2023-02-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16208-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-hpai-in-the-agricultural-community-niosh
- 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

The bulletin covers worker safety and farm-level biosecurity rather than supply, so it has little direct effect on feed or meat prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2025-06-09 | [Fact checking highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15996-fact-checking-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-hpai.md) | +2.5% | +5.9% |
| 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 | 2016-12-20 | [Task Force Statement on H5N8 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Poultry and Wild Birds \| Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73356-task-force-statement-on-h5n8-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-hpai-in-poultry.md) | -0.8% | +4.6% |
| HOGS | 2026-01-28 | [Following the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) and African swine fever (ASF) in Je.. - MK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15938-following-the-outbreak-of-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-ai-and-african.md) | +0.1% | +5.6% |
| SBM | 2025-06-09 | [Fact checking highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15996-fact-checking-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-hpai.md) | -1.2% | -9.3% |
| 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 | 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% |

## Sources

- cdc.gov: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/bulletin/2023/avian-flu.html

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