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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emerging Infectious Diseases, 8(18), p. 1339-1341, 2012

DOI: 10.3201/eid1808.111879

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Avian Influenza and Ban on Overnight Poultry Storage in Live Poultry Markets, Hong Kong

Journal article published in 2012 by Y. H. Connie Leung, Eric H. Y. Lau, Li Juan Zhang, Yi Guan, Benjamin J. Cowling ORCID, J. S. Malik Peiris ORCID
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Abstract

We analyzed ≈12 years of surveillance data on avian influenza in Hong Kong live poultry markets. A ban on keeping live poultry overnight in these markets reduced virus isolation rates by 84% in chickens (p = 0.006) and 100% (p = 0.01) in minor poultry.