Emerging Infectious Diseases (Nov 2014)

Poultry Market Closures and Human Infection with Influenza A(H7N9) Virus, China, 2013–14

  • Peng Wu,
  • Hui Jiang,
  • Joseph T. Wu,
  • Enfu Chen,
  • Jianfeng He,
  • Hang Zhou,
  • Lan Wei,
  • Juan Yang,
  • Bingyi Yang,
  • Ying Qin,
  • Vicky J. Fang,
  • Ming Li,
  • Tim K. Tsang,
  • Jiandong Zheng,
  • Eric H. Y. Lau,
  • Yu Cao,
  • Chengliang Chai,
  • Haojie Zhong,
  • Qiao Sun,
  • Gabriel M. Leung,
  • Luzhao Feng,
  • George F. Gao,
  • Benjamin J. Cowling,
  • Weizhong Yang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2011.140556
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 20, no. 11
pp. 1891 – 1894

Abstract

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Closure of live poultry markets was implemented in areas affected by the influenza virus A(H7N9) outbreak in China during winter, 2013–14. Our analysis showed that closing live poultry markets in the most affected cities of Guangdong and Zhejiang provinces was highly effective in reducing the risk for H7N9 infection in humans.

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