Incidence and Seroprevalence of Avian Influenza in a Cohort of Backyard Poultry Growers, Egypt, August 2015–March 2019
Mokhtar R. Gomaa
1, Amira S. El Rifay
1, Dina Abu Zeid, Mona A. Elabd, Eman Elabd, Ahmed Kandeil, Noura M. Abo Shama, Mina N. Kamel, Mohamed A. Marouf, Ahmed Barakat, Samir Refaey, Amal Naguib, Pamela P. McKenzie, Richard J. Webby, Mohamed A. Ali

, and Ghazi Kayali
Author affiliations: National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt (M.R. Gomaa, A.S. El Rifay, D. Abu Zeid, M.A. Elabd, E. Elabd, A. Kandeil, N.M. Abo Shama, M.N. Kamel, M.A. Marouf, M.A. Ali); Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt (A. Barakat); Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo (S. Refaey, A. Naguib); St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA (P.P. McKenzie, R.J. Webby); Human Link, Hazmieh, Lebanon (G. Kayali); University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA (G. Kayali)
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Table 1
Animals raised by enrolled households in a study of avian influenza among backyard poultry growers, Egypt, August 2015–March 2019
Animal |
% Households |
Median no. animals (range) |
Chickens |
91.3 |
15 (1–100) |
Ducks |
83.6 |
10 (1–700) |
Pigeons |
34.4 |
10 (1–100) |
Geese |
27 |
4 (1–20) |
Donkeys |
25.9 |
1 (1–3) |
Buffaloes |
25.6 |
2 (1–7) |
Cows |
24.6 |
1 (1–7) |
Sheep |
15.3 |
1 (1–30) |
Goats |
12.1 |
2 (1–30) |
Turkeys |
11.7 |
14 (1–15) |
Dogs |
8.2 |
2 (1–4) |
Rabbits |
7.8 |
5 (1–70) |
Horses |
5.8 |
1 (1–10) |
Cats |
2.5 |
7 (1–10) |
Camels |
0.01 |
1 (1–2) |
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