Poultry market closures and human infection with influenza A(H7N9) virus, China, 2013-14.

Authors :: Wu P
Jiang H
Wu JT
Chen E
He J
Zhou H
Wei L
Yang J
Yang B
Qin Y
Fang VJ
Li M
Tsang TK
Zheng J
Lau EH
Cao Y
Chai C
Zhong H
Li Z
Leung GM
Feng L
Gao GF
Cowling BJ
Yu H
Source :: Emerging infectious diseases [Emerg Infect Dis] 2014 Nov; Vol. 20 (11), pp. 1891-4.
Publication Year :: 2014
Abstract: Closure of live poultry markets was implemented in areas affected by the influenza virus A(H7N9) outbreak in China during winter, 2013-14. Our analysis showed that closing live poultry markets in the most affected cities of Guangdong and Zhejiang provinces was highly effective in reducing the risk for H7N9 infection in humans.

Subjects :: China epidemiology
Disease Outbreaks
History, 21st Century
Humans
Incidence
Influenza, Human history
Influenza A Virus, H7N9 Subtype isolation & purification
Influenza, Human epidemiology
Influenza, Human prevention & control

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