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

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Aug 2012
By Leung, Y.H. Connie ; Lau, Eric H.Y. ; Zhang, Li Juan ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Leung, Y.H. Connie ; Lau, Eric H.Y. ; Zhang, Li Juan ; Guan, Yi ; Cowling, Benjamin J. ; Peiris, J.S. Malik
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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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Animals Avian Influenza Chickens Control Disease Outbreaks Dispatch Epidemiology Food Handling H5N1 H9N2 Hong Kong Influenza Influenza A Virus, H9N2 Subtype Influenza In Birds Interventions Live Poultry Markets Poultry Poultry Diseases Sentinel Surveillance
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Emerg Infect Dis. 18(8):1339-1341.
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Journal Article
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18
Issue:

8
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:85e5236cec3856536bedfcff04c23a179190e543934fcc04fdcf8309ba28a998
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