Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

New Avian Influenza Virus (H5N1) in Wild Birds, Qinghai, China

Yanbing Li, Liling Liu, Yi Zhang, Zhenhua Duan, Guobin Tian, Xianying Zeng, Jianzhong Shi, Licheng Zhang, and Hualan Chen

Author affiliations: Author affiliations: Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Harbin, People’s Republic of China (Y. Li, L. Liu, Y. Zhang, Z. Duan, G. Tian, X. Zeng, J. Shi, H. Chen); Qinghai Provincial Center of Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Xining, People’s Republic of China (L. Zhang)

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Location in Qinghai, China, of dead birds that were tested for avian influenza virus (H5N1), with images and common names of bird species tested. Red box indicates Gengahai Lake, where dead birds were detected, and green box indicates Bird Islet of Qinghai Lake; the distance between them is 90 km. Numbers of dead birds of each species are indicated in parentheses.

Figure 1. Location in Qinghai, China, of dead birds that were tested for avian influenza virus (H5N1), with images and common names of bird species tested. Red box indicates Gengahai Lake, where dead birds were detected, and green box indicates Bird Islet of Qinghai Lake; the distance between them is 90 km. Numbers of dead birds of each species are indicated in parentheses.

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1These authors contributed equally to this article.

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