Live Poultry Exposure and Public Response to Influenza A(H7N9) in Urban and Rural China during Two Epidemic Waves in 2013-2014

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 10; no. 9; p. e0137831
• Main Authors: Wu, Peng, Wang, Liping, Cowling, Benjamin J., Yu, Jianxing, Fang, Vicky J., Li, Fu, Zeng, Lingjia, Wu, Joseph T., Li, Zhongjie, Leung, Gabriel M., Yu, Hongjie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 14.09.2015; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Animals; Avian flu; China - epidemiology; Chinese history; Development and progression; Disease control; Disease Outbreaks; Disease prevention; Epidemics; Epidemiology; Exposure; Female; Health aspects; Health risks; Health surveillance; Health Surveys; Human behavior; Humans; Infections; Infectious diseases; Influenza; Influenza A; Influenza A Virus, H7N9 Subtype - pathogenicity; Influenza, Human - epidemiology; Influenza, Human - psychology; Laboratories; Male; Medicine; Middle Aged; Polls & surveys; Poultry; Poultry - virology; Poultry industry; Public health; Public Opinion; Risk Factors; Rural areas; Rural Population; Rural populations; Sampling designs; Severe acute respiratory syndrome; Sex; Studies; Surveillance; Surveys; Urban areas; Urban Population; Viruses; Young Adult; China; Hong Kong China; Beijing China

The novel influenza A(H7N9) virus has caused 2013 spring and 2013-2014 winter waves of human infections since its first emergence in China in March 2013. Exposure to live poultry is a risk factor for H7N9 infection. Public psychobehavioral responses often change during progression of an epidemic. We...