Despite occupational risk for exposure to avian infl uenza (7, 8) , there have been few studies of poultry workers (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) . Most studies were conducted in rural settings in developing countries (9) (10) (11) (12) , but fi ndings cannot be readily extrapolated to cities such as Hong Kong because of differences in food-handling practices and occupational settings. Knowledge, perceptions, and work practices of live-poultry workers in Hong Kong have not been examined. Therefore, a survey of these workers is timely and warranted, given confi rmed persistence of avian infl uenza in Asia. (13) The Study