Jeffrey S. Hall
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, Kevin T. Bentler, Gabrielle Landolt, Stacey A. Elmore, Richard B. Minnis, Tyler A. Campbell, Scott C. Barras, J. Jeffrey Root, John Pilon, Kristy Pabilonia, Cindy Driscoll, Dennis Slate, Heather Sullivan, and Robert G. McLean
Author affiliations: US Department of Agriculture National Wildlife Research Center, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA (J.S. Hall, K.T. Bentler, S.A. Elmore, J.J. Root, J. Pilon, H. Sullivan, R.G. McLean); Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Fort Collins (G. Landolt, K. Pabilonia); Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi, USA (R.B. Minnis); US Department of Agriculture National Wildlife Research Center, Kingsville, Texas, USA (T.A. Campbell); US Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services, Moreley, Virginia, USA (S.C. Barras); Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Oxford, Maryland, USA (C. Driscoll); US Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services, Concord, New Hampshire, USA (D. Slate)
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Table 1
Exposure to avian influenza virus in wild raccoons in 7 states, United States*
| State |
Year |
No. positive/no. tested (%) |
Influenza antibody subtypes (no.) |
| MD |
2004 |
4/168 (2.4) |
H4 + H10† (1),
H1 + H10† (1), H4† (2) |
|
2005 |
0/13 |
– |
| GA |
2004 |
0/366 |
– |
| CA |
2006 |
0/46 |
– |
| TX |
2004 |
0/40 |
– |
|
2006 |
0/16 |
– |
| LA |
2004 |
0/10 |
– |
| WY |
2004 |
8/32 (25) |
H4N6 (7), H4N2 (1) |
| CO |
2006 |
5/39 (12.8) |
H4N2 + N6 (3), H3† (1), H10N7 (1) |
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