Risk Perceptions for Avian Influenza Virus Infection among Poultry Workers, China - Vol. 19 No. 2 - February 2013 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC

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Risk Perceptions for Avian Influenza Virus Infection among Poultry Workers, China - Vol. 19 No. 2 - February 2013 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC

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Volume 19, Number 2—February 2013

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Risk Perceptions for Avian Influenza Virus Infection among Poultry Workers, China

Article Contents

• The Study


• Conclusions


• Acknowledgments


• References


• Figure


• Table 1


• Table 2


• Suggested Citation

Qi Yu¹, Linqing Liu¹, Juan Pu¹, Jingyi Zhao, Yipeng Sun, Guangnian Shen, Haitao Wei, Junjie Zhu, Ruifeng Zheng, Dongyan Xiong, Xiaodong Liu, and Jinhua Liu 

Author affiliations: Author affiliations: Beijing General Station of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Beijing, People’s Republic of China (Q. Yu, J. Zhao, H. Wei, J. Zhu, X. Liu); China Agricultural University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China (J. Liu, L. Liu, J. Pu, Y. Sun); Beijing Laboratory Diagnosis Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Beijing, (G. Shen, R. Zheng); Pinggu Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing (D. Xiong); Shandong Animal Disease Control Center, Jinan, China (J. Liu)

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Abstract

To determine risk for avian influenza virus infection, we conducted serologic surveillance for H5 and H9 subtypes among poultry workers in Beijing, China, 2009–2010, and assessed workers’ understanding of avian influenza. We found that poultry workers had considerable risk for infection with H9 subtypes. Increasing their knowledge could prevent future infections.

Avian influenza A viruses (AIVs), subtypes H5N1 and H9N2, are endemic to poultry in the People’s Republic of China and have often infected humans. During early 2009, several cases of subtype H5N1 infection were found in China (1), and on January 6, a case was confirmed in a girl in Beijing. Clinical data showed that the girl had contact with slaughtered ducks, which were bought from a farm product market in Yanjiao, Langfang, Hebei Province, which neighbors Beijing. To assess the risk for AIV infection among poultry workers, we conducted serologic surveillance in Beijing from May 2009 to March 2010. Using a questionnaire, we also assessed the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAPs) of poultry workers regarding avian influenza infection. The Ethics Committee of Beijing Municipal Bureau of Agriculture approved this study, and all participants signed informed consent documents.