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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 5

Risk factors for testing seropositive or seroconverting against influenza A(H9N2) and A(H5N1) viruses among poultry workers and controls, eastern China, 2013–2016*

Risk factor, antigen Total Seropositive or seroconverted, no. (%) Crude OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR (95% CI)
Poultry worker
H9N2 468 18 (3.85)
Exposure behavior†
Selling 181 13 (7.18) 4.68 (1.04–21.13) 4.25 (1.20–25.32)
Raising 198 3 (1.52) 0.93 (0.15–5.65) 1.12 (0.18–6.85)
Cleaning 134 1 (0.75) 0.46 (0.04–5.08) 0.22 (0.05–4.99)
Transporting 46 0 NA NA
Slaughtering 123 2 (1.63) Reference Reference
H5N1 468 18 (3.85)
Sex
F 222 14 (6.31) 4.07 (1.32–12.56) 5.48 (2.38–12.62)
M 246 4 (1.63) Reference Reference
Exposure†
Goose 49 5 (10.20) 3.24 (1.11–9.42) 2.64 (0.72–9.74)
Pigeon 66 6 (9.09) 2.85 (1.06–7.70) 3.13 (1.23–8.00)
Duck 104 7 (6.73) 2.06 (0.81–5.23) 1.87 (0.77–5,01)
Chicken
 413
 14 (3.39)
 Reference
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Controls, H9N2 1030 9 (0.87)
Sex
M 495 8 (1.62) 8.77 (1.10–70.39) 8.75 (1.09–70.45)
F 535 1 (0.19) Reference Reference
  Chronic respiratory disease
Yes 38 2 (5.26) 7.82 (1.57–38.96) 7.24 (1.42–37.00)
No 992 7 (0.71) Reference Reference

*OR, odds ratio; NA, statistics not performed because of 0 in 2 or 3 groups.
†Participants might be included in multiple categories.

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1These authors contributed equally to this article.

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