TY - JOUR AU - Pepin, Kim M. AU - Lloyd-Smith, James O. AU - Webb, Colleen T. AU - Holcomb, Karen AU - Zhu, Huachen AU - Guan, Yi AU - Riley, Steven PY - 2013 DA - 2013/12/16 TI - Minimizing the threat of pandemic emergence from avian influenza in poultry systems JO - BMC Infectious Diseases SP - 592 VL - 13 IS - 1 AB - Live-animal markets are a culturally important feature of meat distribution chains in many populations, yet they provide an opportunity for the maintenance and transmission of potentially emergent zoonotic pathogens. The ongoing human outbreak of avian H7N9 in China highlights the need for increased surveillance and control in these live-bird markets (LBMs). SN - 1471-2334 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-13-592 DO - 10.1186/1471-2334-13-592 ID - Pepin2013 ER -