Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

Avian Influenza and Ban on Overnight Poultry Storage in Live Poultry Markets, Hong Kong

Y.H. Connie Leung¹, Eric H.Y. Lau¹, Li Juan Zhang, Yi Guan², Benjamin J. Cowling², and J.S. Malik Peiris²

Author affiliations: 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 (Y.H.C. Leung, E.H.Y. Lau, B.J. Cowling, J.S.M. Peiris); and State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (L.J. Zhang, Y. Guan)

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Weekly influenza virus A (H9N2) isolation rates for chickens (A) and minor poultry (B) in live poultry markets, Hong Kong, September 1999–May 2011. Dashed lines denote periods for different interventions: I, no rest day; II, 1 monthly rest day with quail sold in live poultry markets; III, 1 monthly rest day with no sales of quail in live poultry markets; IV,: 2 monthly rest days; V, ban on keeping live poultry overnight in live poultry markets.

Figure. . . Weekly influenza virus A (H9N2) isolation rates for chickens (A) and minor poultry (B) in live poultry markets, Hong Kong, September 1999–May 2011. Vertical lines denote periods for different interventions: I, no rest day; II, 1 monthly rest day with quail sold in live poultry markets; III, 1 monthly rest day with no sales of quail in live poultry markets; IV,: 2 monthly rest days; V, ban on keeping live poultry overnight in live poultry markets.

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¹These authors are joint first authors.

²These authors are joint senior authors.

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