title: Human exposure to live poultry and psychological and behavioral responses to influenza A(H7N9), China.
abstract: 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 > or =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.
authors: Liping
authors: L
authors: Wang
authors: Benjamin J
authors: BJ
authors: Cowling
authors: Peng
authors: P
authors: Wu
authors: Jianxing
authors: J
authors: Yu
authors: Fu
authors: F
authors: Li
authors: Lingjia
authors: L
authors: Zeng
authors: Joseph T
authors: JT
authors: Wu
authors: Zhongjie
authors: Z
authors: Li
authors: Gabriel M
authors: GM
authors: Leung
authors: Hongjie
authors: H
authors: Yu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D001519:Behavior; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D002947:Cities; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005260:Female; D005843:Geography; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D064766:Influenza A Virus, H7N9 Subtype; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology* / Q000635:transmission; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011200:Poultry; D012307:Risk Factors; D012424:Rural Population; D014505:Urban Population; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: China; behavioral; exposure; influenza; influenza A(H7N9); live poultry; psychological; respiratory infections; survey; transmission; viruses