Avian Influenza and Ban on Overnight Poultry Storage in Live Poultry Markets, Hong Kong
- Y.H. Connie Leung
- Eric H.Y. Lau
- Li Juan Zhang
- Yi Guan
- Benjamin J. Cowling
- J.S. Malik Peiris
Publication date
August 2012
DOI Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Journal
Emerging Infectious DiseasesAbstract
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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