LI Zhaowei, etc.,al. Epidemiological surveys of H9N2 subtype avian influenza in live bird markets in the regions of the Yangtze RiverDelta and Pearl River Delta in China. Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Medicine 2015 Vol. 4
Abstract: To investigate the circulation and replication of H9N2 subtype avian influenza viruses ( AIVs) in live bird markets ( LBMs) in
China,a total of 12 635 swab samples were collected from 58 randomly selected LBMs in Shanghai,Jiangsu,Anhui and Guangdong in 2014,and were detected by virus isolation,RT - PCR and sequencing. The 12635 swab samples ( 15. 11%) in 58 LBMs ( 98. 28%) were found to
be H9N2 AIV positive. The prevalence of the virus in chicken,duck,goose and pigeon samples were22. 98% ( 1730 /7529) ,3. 62% ( 94 /
2594) ,4. 08% ( 67 /1643) and 2. 09% ( 18 /861) ,respectively,and the prevalence of the virus in Shanghai,Jiangsu,Anhui and Guangdong
samples were 24. 11% ( 688 /2853) ,8. 43% ( 284 /3368) ,15. 27% ( 475 /3110) ,13. 95% ( 461 /3304) ,respectively. The virus
prevalence in retail LBMs ( 34. 40%) was significantly higher than that of whole - sale LBMs ( 12. 24%) . The virus prevalence increased
from 11. 45% in the birds having been staying in whole - sale markets less than 8 hr to 29. 13% in the birds having been staying in whole -
sale markets more than 48 hr. Phylogenetic analysis suggested that all the H9N2 AIVs identified in this study belonged to the dominant clade
( h9. 4. 2. 5) of H9N2 AIVs circulating in China. These results of epidemiological surveys suggested that H9N2 AIVs widely circulated in the
birds ( especially chickens) of LBMs in China,and the virus actively spread and replicated among the birds in LBMs with their staying in
whole - sale LBMs and transferring from whole - sale LBMs to retail LBMs.
China,a total of 12 635 swab samples were collected from 58 randomly selected LBMs in Shanghai,Jiangsu,Anhui and Guangdong in 2014,and were detected by virus isolation,RT - PCR and sequencing. The 12635 swab samples ( 15. 11%) in 58 LBMs ( 98. 28%) were found to
be H9N2 AIV positive. The prevalence of the virus in chicken,duck,goose and pigeon samples were22. 98% ( 1730 /7529) ,3. 62% ( 94 /
2594) ,4. 08% ( 67 /1643) and 2. 09% ( 18 /861) ,respectively,and the prevalence of the virus in Shanghai,Jiangsu,Anhui and Guangdong
samples were 24. 11% ( 688 /2853) ,8. 43% ( 284 /3368) ,15. 27% ( 475 /3110) ,13. 95% ( 461 /3304) ,respectively. The virus
prevalence in retail LBMs ( 34. 40%) was significantly higher than that of whole - sale LBMs ( 12. 24%) . The virus prevalence increased
from 11. 45% in the birds having been staying in whole - sale markets less than 8 hr to 29. 13% in the birds having been staying in whole -
sale markets more than 48 hr. Phylogenetic analysis suggested that all the H9N2 AIVs identified in this study belonged to the dominant clade
( h9. 4. 2. 5) of H9N2 AIVs circulating in China. These results of epidemiological surveys suggested that H9N2 AIVs widely circulated in the
birds ( especially chickens) of LBMs in China,and the virus actively spread and replicated among the birds in LBMs with their staying in
whole - sale LBMs and transferring from whole - sale LBMs to retail LBMs.
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