Table. Summary of closures of live poultry markets in the urban areas of Guangdong and Zhejiang Provinces, China, during the 2013–14 winter outbreak of influenza A(H7N9).

Area	No. urban cases	Start date of LPM closure, 2014	End date of LPM closure, 2014
Guangdong Province
Shenzhen	19	Jan 31	Feb 13
Guangzhou	19	Feb 15	Feb 28
Huaiji County, Zhaoqing	3	Jan 31 or Feb 5*	Feb 18
Nanhai District, Foshan	6	Jan 7 or Jan 13†	Jan 29
Zhejiang Province
Hangzhou	5	Jan 24‡	Mar 7
Downtown§	3	Jan 21	Mar 7
Xiaoshan	4	Jan 23	Mar 7
Yuhang
Ningbo downtown (4 districts)¶	6	Jan 26	Feb 18
Shaoxing	4	Jan 22	Feb 11

*Only the live poultry markets (LPMs) epidemiologically linked to cases were closed Jan 31–Feb 2, 2014. All LPMs in the county were closed Feb 5–18.
†2 LPMs epidemiologically linked to cases were closed during Jan. 7–9 All LPMs in the district were closed during Jan 13–29.
‡End dates of LPM closure in these districts/cities are later than the end date of the study time horizon.
§Hangzhou includes 6 districts in the downtown area (Gongshu, Shangcheng, Xiacheng, Jianggan, Xihu and Binjiang), 2 suburban districts (Xiaoshan and Yuhang), 3 cities (Fuyang, Jiande and Linan), and 2 counties (Tonglu and Chunan).
¶Ningbo includes 6 districts in the downtown area (Haishu, Jiangdong, Jiangbei, Beilun, Zhenhai , Yinzhou), 3 cities (Yuyao, Cixi , Fenghua), and 2 counties (Xiangshan, Ninghai). Four districts included here are Haishu, Jiangdong, Jiangbei, and Yinzhou.