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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jun 14.
Published in final edited form as: One Health. 2016 Dec;2:55–64. doi: 10.1016/j.onehlt.2016.03.002

Table 4.

Number of human H7N9-cases before and after LPM closure (qualitative studies)

Study Intervention Location Date of implementation Data collection period before and after the intervention npre npost Source of epidemiological data
(Murh ekar et al., 2013) Closure of LPMs and sale spots; culling of all live birds in wLPMs; safe disposal of culled birds, excreta, feed and water; C/D of materials, transportation tools and market environment Shanghai on April 6th, 2013 before: February 19th – April 6th
after: April 7th – May 2nd 		25 6
last case onset: April 13th, 2013;		 Not reported
Zhejiang province (including Hangzhou, Huzhou and Jiaxing) between April 11th and 19th, 2013 before: March 7th – April 11th
after: April 12th– May 2nd 		24 22
last case onset (Zhejiang/Jiangsu): April 17th, 2013.
Jiangsu province (Nanjing, Suzhou, Wuxi and Zhenjiang) between April 8th and 10th, 2013 before: March 8th– April 8th
after: April 9th– May 1st 		21 4
(Han et al., 2013) Sequential closure of 139 LPMs Huzhou between April 11th and April 21st, 2013 before: March 5th– April 11th
after: April 22st– May 13th 		7
during closing period: 5 		0
last case: May 15th 		Laboratory-confirmed H7N9-cases according to the definition in the Chinese MoH guidelines
(He et al., 2014) Temporary closure of 464 LPMs, C/D, ban on poultry import Shanghai on April 6th, 2013 before: February 12th– April 6th, 2013
after: April 7th– May 10th, 2013		 29

Control provinces:
34 		1st incubation period: 4
2nd incubation period: 0
Control provinces:
1st incubation period: 31
2nd incubation period: 13 		Confirmed H7N9-cases; source not reported
Second LPM closure on January 31st, 2014 before: early January– January 31st, 2014
after: February 1st– September 2014		 8 0
(Xiang et al., 2013) LPM closure Shanghai on April 6th, 2013 before: 1–7 days before LPM closure
after: 1–7 or 8–14 days after LPM closure		 11 (14% of all PUE-cases) 1–7 days after:
4 (2% of all PUE-cases)
8–14 days after:
1 (1% of all PUE-cases)		 National PUE surveillance system
Nanjing on April 8th, 2013 5 (71% of all PUE-cases) 1–7 days after:
0 (0% of all PUE-cases)
8–14 days after:
1 (100% of all PUE-cases)
Hangzhou on April 15th, 2013 15 (25% of all PUE-cases) 1–7 days after:
4 (12% of all PUE-cases)
8–14 days after:
0 (0% of all PUE-cases)
Provinces combined 31 (21% of all PUE-cases) 1–7 days after:
8 (4% of all PUE-cases)
8–14 days after:
2 (2% of all PUE-cases)

npre= number of H7N9-cases during the time period before the intervention

npost= number of H7N9-cases during the time period after the intervention

LPM= live poultry market

wLPM= wholesale live poultry market

C/D= cleaning and disinfection

MoH= Ministry of Health

PUE= pneumonia of unknown etiology