Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

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Sindbis Virus Infection in Resident Birds, Migratory Birds, and Humans, Finland

Satu Kurkela*†

, Osmo Rätti‡, Eili Huhtamo*, Nathalie Y. Uzcátegui*, J. Pekka Nuorti§, Juha Laakkonen*¶, Tytti Manni*, Pekka Helle#, Antti Vaheri*†, and Olli Vapalahti*†**

Author affiliations: *Haartman Institute at the University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; †Helsinki University Central Hospital Laboratory, Helsinki, Finland; ‡University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland; §National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland; ¶Finnish Forest Research Institute, Vantaa, Finland; #Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute, Oulu, Finland; **Basic Veterinary Sciences at the University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland;

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Table 1

Resident birds and Sindbis virus, Finland, 2003 and 2004

Common name	Taxonomic name	2003		2004
Common name	Taxonomic name	Samples, no.	Seropositive, %	Samples, no.	Seropositive, %
Capercaillie	Tetrao urogallus	67	31.3	41	2.4
Black grouse	Tetrao tetrix	144	31.3	84	1.2
Hazel grouse	Bonasa bonasia	49	22.4	58	3.4
Willow grouse	Lagopus lagopus	80	20.0	98	0
Total		340	27.4	281	1.4