Food Markets with Live Birds as Source of Avian Influenza

Ming Wang, Biao Di, Duan-hua Zhou, Bo‐Jian Zheng, Huaiqi Jing, Yongping Lin, Yufei Liu, Xinwei Wu, Pengzhe Qin, Yulin Wang,

Emerging infectious diseases · 2006 · 152 citations · 10 references

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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.

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