Avian Influenza and Ban on Overnight Poultry Storage in Live Poultry Markets, Hong Kong

Leung, Y.H. Connie; Lau, Eric H.Y.; Zhang, Li Juan; Guan, Yi; Cowling, Benjamin J.; Peiris, J.S. Malik

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Avian Influenza and Ban on Overnight Poultry Storage in Live Poultry Markets, Hong Kong

Published Date:

Aug 2012

Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 18(8):1339-1341.

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Personal Authors:

Leung, Y.H. Connie ; Lau, Eric H.Y. ; Zhang, Li Juan ; Guan, Yi ; Cowling, Benjamin J. ; ... More ▼

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Document Type:

Journal Article

Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Description:

We analyzed ≈ 12 years of surveillance data on avian influenza in Hong Kong live poultry markets. A ban on keeping live poultry overnight in these markets reduced virus isolation rates by 84% in chickens (p = 0.006) and 100% (p = 0.01) in minor poultry.

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