Volume 18, Number 3—March 2012
Dispatch
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1) Outbreaks in Wild Birds and Poultry, South Korea
Hye-Ryoung Kim, Youn-Jeong Lee, Choi-Kyu Park, Jae-Ku Oem, O-Soo Lee, Hyun-Mi Kang, Jun-Gu Choi, and You-Chan Bae
Table
Bird species that tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza subtype H5N1 in South Korea, 2010–2011
| Avian order and species | Scientific name | Sample | No. positive |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galliformes* | |||
| Domestic chicken | Gallus gallus domesticus | Carcasses, feces | 18 |
| Common quail | Coturnix coturnix | Carcasses, feces | 1 |
| Common pheasant | Phasianus colchicus | Carcasses, feces | 1 |
| Domestic turkey | Meleagris gallopavo | Carcasses, feces | 1 |
| Anseriformes | |||
| Domestic duck* | Anas platyrhynchos | Carcasses, feces | 32 |
| Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | Cloacal swab specimen, † feces | 2 |
| Mandarin duck | Aix galericulata | Carcasses, feces | 5 |
| Whooper swan | Cygnus cygnus | Carcass | 1 |
| Baikal teal | Anas formosa | Carcasses | 2 |
| White-fronted goose | Anser albifrons | Carcass | 1 |
| Spot-billed duck | Anas poecilorhyncha | Carcass | 1 |
| Falconiformes | |||
| Eurasian sparrowhawk | Accipiter nisus | Carcass | 1 |
| Common kestrel | Falco tinnunculus | Carcass | 1 |
| Strigiformes | |||
| Eurasian eagle owl | Bubo bubo | Carcasses | 5 |
| Unknown | – | Feces | 1 |
| Total | 73 |
*Galliformes and domestic ducks were from poultry farms.
†Source (7).
