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Volume 26, Number 9—September 2020
Research

Association of Biosecurity and Hygiene Practices with Environmental Contamination with Influenza A Viruses in Live Bird Markets, Bangladesh

Sukanta ChowdhuryComments to Author , Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner, James C. Kile, Md. A. Hoque, Mohammed Z. Rahman, Md. E. Hossain, Probir K. Ghosh, Syed S.U. Ahmed, Erin D. Kennedy, Katharine Sturm-Ramirez, and Emily S. Gurley
Author affiliations: icddr,b, Dhaka, Bangladesh (S. Chowdhury, M.Z. Rahman, M.E. Hossain, P.K. Ghosh, S.S.U. Ahmed, K. Sturm-Ramirez, E.S. Gurley); Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chattogram, Bangladesh (S. Chowdhury, M.A. Hoque); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (E. Azziz-Baumgartner, J.C. Kile, E.D. Kennedy, K. Sturm-Ramirez); Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA (E.S. Gurley)

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Table 1

Influenza A and avian influenza virus contamination of live bird market shops, by metropolitan areas, Bangladesh, March 2015

Metropolitan cities No. live bird markets investigated Total no. shops tested No. (%) shops positive for influenza A No. (%) shops positive for influenza A/H5 No. (%) shops positive for influenza A/H9
Dhaka 40 400 116 (29) 46 (12) 52 (13)
Chittagong 14 140 15 (12) 3(2) 7 (5)
Gazipur 5 50 14 (28) 1 (2) 9 (18)
Sylhet 5 50 25 (50) 2 (4) 21 (42)
Comilla 4 40 5 (13) 0 3 (8)
Rajshahi 3 30 7 (23) 1 (3) 4 (13)
Khulna 3 30 3 (10) 0 2 (7)
Narayanganj 3 30 10 (33) 4 (13) 5 (17)
Barisal 2 20 5 (25) 0 3 (15)
Rangpur
 1
 10
 5 (50)
 3 (30)
 2 (20)
Total 80 800 205 (26) 60 (8) 108 (14)

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