Food Markets with Live Birds as Source of Avian Influenza

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Authors

Ming Wang · Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Biao Di · Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Duan-hua Zhou · Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Bo‐Jian Zheng · University of Hong Kong

Huaiqi Jing · National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention

Yongping Lin · University of Hong Kong

Yufei Liu

Abstract

A patient may have been infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1 in Guangzhou, People's Republic of China, at a food market that had live birds. Virus genes were detected in 1 of 79 wire cages for birds at 9 markets. One of 110 persons in the poultry business at markets had neutralizing antibody against H5N1.

Topics & Keywords

Influenza Virus Research Studies Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Zero hunger

Publication Details

Published in: Emerging infectious diseases

Volume 12, Issue 11, pp. 1773-1775

DOI: 10.3201/eid1211.060675

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