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Volume 24, Number 7—July 2018

Research

Avian Influenza A Virus Infection among Workers at Live Poultry Markets, China, 2013–2016

Mai-Juan Ma1Comments to Author , Teng Zhao1, Shan-Hui Chen, Xian Xia, Xiao-Xian Yang, Guo-Lin Wang, Li-Qun Fang, Guan-Yuan Ma, Meng-Na Wu, Yan-Hua Qian, Natalie E. Dean, Yang Yang, Bing LuComments to Author , and Wu-Chun CaoComments to Author 
Author affiliations: Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China (M.-J. Ma, T. Zhao, X. Xia, X.-X. Yang, G.-L. Wang, L.-Q. Fang, M.-N. Wu, W.-C. Cao); Wuxi Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuxi, China (S.-H. Chen, G.-Y. Ma, Y.-H. Qian, B. Lu); The PLA Army General Hospital, Beijing (X. Xia); Taihu University of Wuxi, Wuxi (X.-X. Yang); University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA (N.E. Dean, Y. Yang)

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Table 4

Seroincidence of influenza A(H7N9), A(H9N2), and A(H5N1) viruses in in poultry workers, swine workers, and controls, eastern China, 2013–2016*

Antigen, participant category Person-years No. seroconversions Incidence (95% CI) IRR (95% CI)
H7N9
Poultry workers 1,569 2 1.27 (0.15–4.60) 3.30 (0.17–194.48)
Swine workers 1,558 0 0 (0–2.36) 1.66 (0–64.73)
Controls
 2,586
 1
 0.39 (0.01–2.15)
 Reference
H9N2
Poultry workers 1,569 13 8.28 (4.42–14.12) 5.36 (1.65–22.55)
Swine workers 1,558 3 1.93 (0.40–5.61) 1.24 (0.18–7.36)
Controls
 2,586
 4
 1.54 (0.42–3.96)
 Reference
H5N1
Poultry workers 1,569 7 4.46 (1.80–9.17) NA
Swine workers 1,558 0 0 (0–2.36) NA
Controls 2,586 0 0 (0–1.43) Reference

*Incidence is per 1,000 person-years. IRR, incidence rate ratio; NA, statistics not performed because of 0 in 2 groups.

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1These authors contributed equally to this article.

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