Influenza H5/H7 Virus Vaccination in Poultry and Reduction of Zoonotic Infections, Guangdong Province, China, 2017-18

We compared the detection frequency of avian influenza H7 subtypes at live poultry markets in Guangdong Province, China, before and after the introduction of a bivalent H5/H7 vaccine in poultry. The vaccine was associated with a 92% reduction in H7 positivity rates among poultry and a 98% reduction...

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Veröffentlicht in:Emerging infectious diseases 2019-01, Vol.25 (1), p.116-118
Hauptverfasser: Wu, Jie, Ke, Changwen, Lau, Eric H Y, Song, Yingchao, Cheng, Kit Ling, Zou, Lirong, Kang, Min, Song, Tie, Peiris, Malik, Yen, Hui-Ling
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Zusammenfassung:We compared the detection frequency of avian influenza H7 subtypes at live poultry markets in Guangdong Province, China, before and after the introduction of a bivalent H5/H7 vaccine in poultry. The vaccine was associated with a 92% reduction in H7 positivity rates among poultry and a 98% reduction in human H7N9 cases.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2501.181259