title: Avian influenza and ban on overnight poultry storage in live poultry markets, Hong Kong.
abstract: 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.
authors: Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People’s Republic of China.
authors: Y H Connie
authors: YH
authors: Leung
authors: Eric H Y
authors: EH
authors: Lau
authors: Li Juan
authors: LJ
authors: Zhang
authors: Yi
authors: Y
authors: Guan
authors: Benjamin J
authors: BJ
authors: Cowling
authors: J S Malik
authors: JS
authors: Peiris
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens / Q000821:virology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary; D005511:Food Handling / Q000592:standards*; D006723:Hong Kong / Q000453:epidemiology; D053127:Influenza A Virus, H9N2 Subtype / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005585:Influenza in Birds / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology; D011200:Poultry / Q000821:virology*; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology*; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance / Q000662:veterinary