Human Exposure to Live Poultry and Psychological and Behavioral Responses to Influenza A(H7N9), China

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Wang, Liping ; Cowling, Benjamin J. ; Wu, Peng ; Yu, Jianxing ; Li, Fu ; Zeng, Lingjia ; Wu, Joseph T. ; Li, Zhongjie ; Leung, Gabriel M. ; Yu, Hongjie
• Description:
  To investigate human exposure to live poultry and changes in risk perception and behavior after the April 2013 influenza A(H7N9) outbreak in China, we surveyed 2,504 urban residents in 5 cities and 1,227 rural residents in 4 provinces and found that perceived risk for influenza A(H7N9) was low. The highest rate of exposure to live poultry was reported in Guangzhou, where 47% of those surveyed reported visiting a live poultry market >1 times in the previous year. Most (77%) urban respondents reported that they visited live markets less often after influenza A(H7N9) cases were first identified in China in March 2013, but only 30% supported permanent closure of the markets to control the epidemic. In rural areas, 48% of respondents reported that they raised backyard poultry. Exposure to live commercial and private poultry is common in urban and rural China and remains a potential risk factor for human infection with novel influenza viruses.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 And Over Animals Behavior Cities Disease Outbreaks Environmental Exposure Female Geography Health Surveys Humans Influenza, Human Influenza A Virus, H7N9 Subtype Male Middle Aged Poultry Research Risk Factors Rural Population Urban Population Young Adult

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 20(8):1296-1305.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  China
• Location:
  Asia
• Volume:
  20
• Issue:
  8
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:e79ed9d238eceb864729c85a6d10e719de5561a998aba2880ea48cc0fdcaced8
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/24501/cdc_24501_DS1.pdf
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