Volume 15, Number 7—July 2009
Dispatch
Genetically Diverse Coronaviruses in Wild Bird Populations of Northern England
Laura A. Hughes
, Carol Savage, Clive Naylor, Malcolm Bennett, Julian Chantrey, and Richard Jones
, Carol Savage, Clive Naylor, Malcolm Bennett, Julian Chantrey, and Richard Jones
Table 2
Characteristics of wild birds that contributed to CoV RT-PCR–positive fecal pools*
| Pool | Source species | Habitat† | Age | Sex | CoV detected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whooper swan | Standing fresh water | Juvenile | M | Whooper swan/UK/p3/2005 |
| Whooper swan | Standing fresh water | Adult | M | ||
| Whooper swan | Standing fresh water | Adult | M | ||
| Whooper swan | Standing fresh water | Adult | M | ||
| Whooper swan |
Standing fresh water |
Adult |
F |
||
| 2 | Teal | Estuarine salt marsh | Juvenile | F | Anas/UK/p20/2005 |
| Mallard | Estuarine salt marsh | Unknown | M | ||
| Mallard | Estuarine salt marsh | Unknown | M | ||
| Mallard | Estuarine salt marsh | Unknown | M | ||
| Wigeon |
Estuarine salt marsh |
Juvenile |
F |
||
| 3 | Pintail | Estuarine salt marsh | Unknown | F | Anas/UK/p33/2005 |
| Pintail | Estuarine salt marsh | Unknown | M | ||
| Wigeon | Estuarine salt marsh | Unknown | F | ||
| Mallard | Estuarine salt marsh | Unknown | F | ||
| Mallard |
Estuarine salt marsh |
Unknown |
F |
||
| 4 | Pintail | Estuarine salt marsh | Unknown | F | Anas/UK/p71/2005 |
| Wigeon | Estuarine salt marsh | Unknown | M | ||
| Pintail | Estuarine salt marsh | Unknown | M | ||
| Wigeon | Estuarine salt marsh | Unknown | M | ||
| Wigeon |
Estuarine salt marsh |
Unknown |
M |
||
| 5 | Red knot | Estuarine | Unknown | Unknown | Red knot/UK/p60/2006 |
| Red knot | Estuarine | Unknown | Unknown | ||
| Red knot | Estuarine | Unknown | Unknown | ||
| Red knot | Estuarine | Unknown | Unknown | ||
| Red knot |
Estuarine |
Unknown |
Unknown |
||
| 6 | Oystercatcher | Estuarine | Adult | Unknown | Oystercatcher/UK/p17/2006 |
| Oystercatcher | Estuarine | Juvenile | Unknown | ||
| Oystercatcher | Estuarine | Adult | Unknown | ||
| Oystercatcher | Estuarine | Adult | Unknown | ||
| Oystercatcher |
Estuarine |
Adult |
Unknown |
||
| 7 | Wigeon | Estuarine salt marsh | Unknown | F | Anas/UK/p42/2005 |
| Wigeon | Estuarine salt marsh | Unknown | F | ||
| Wigeon | Estuarine salt marsh | Unknown | F | ||
| Wigeon | Estuarine salt marsh | Unknown | F | ||
| Wigeon | Estuarine salt marsh | Unknown | M |
*Cov, coronavirus; RT-PCR, reverse transcription–PCR.
†Habitat type in which wild bird was caught for sampling.
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