Monitoring Avian Influenza Viruses from Chicken Carcasses Sold at Markets, China, 2016
- Xiaoxiao Mao
- Jie Wu
- Eric H.Y. Lau
- Kit Ling Cheng
- Zhifeng Zhong
- Yinchao Song
- Xunmin Ji
- Lirong Zhou
- Changwen Ke
- Joseph Sriyal Malik Peiris
- Hong Wang
- Jessica A. Belser
Publication date
October 2017
DOI Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Journal
Emerging Infectious DiseasesAbstract
During 2016 in Guangzhou, China, we detected infectious avian influenza viruses (AIVs) in 39.8% of samples from chicken carcasses slaughtered at live poultry markets but none from carcasses supplied to supermarkets by facilities bypassing live poultry markets. Promoting supply chains with high biosecurity may reduce the risk for zoonotic AIV transmission
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