Table 2. Telephone survey questions*.
A. Do you have a cat(s)? |
A.1. How many? |
A.2. How many are recently sick? |
A.3. How many have died? |
B. Do you have chickens? |
B.1. What proportion, if any, are sick? |
B.2. Have there been more deaths of chickens than usual this week? |
C. Now we would like to ask you a few questions related to a research study conducted by the University of Texas Science Center at Houston. Are you willing to participate? |
C.1. Do you have the flu? |
C.1.1. Have you received your flu shot this year? |
C.1.2. What is your body temperature (fever)? |
C.1.2. Do any of your contacts have flu? |
C.1.3. Do you have shaking chills? |
C.1.4. Do you have body aches and muscle pain, in the back, arms or legs? |
C.1.5. Do you have a cough? |
C.1.6. Do you have a runny nose? |
C.1.7. Are you short-winded? |
C.1.8. Do you have a sore throat? |
C.1.9. Have you traveled to Southeast Asia recently? |
C.1.10. How long have you had these symptoms? |
*Questions A–C were asked of all adults taking the telephone survey. Only respondents who answered “yes” to Question C were asked Question C.1; only respondents who answered “yes” to C.1 were asked the follow-up questions C.1.1 through C.1.10.