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 A1
Details of tested subtype H5N1 avian influenza viruses from wild birds and poultry, South Korea, 2010–2011*
| Isolate | Region | Date isolated | HA1 gene homology, % | Sample (breed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild birds | ||||
| Mallard/Korea/1195/2010† | Middle | 2010 Dec 7 | – | Cloacal swab |
| Baikal teal/Korea/Q524/2010 | South | 2010 Dec 27 | 99.9 | TCK |
| Mandarin duck/Korea/Q525/2010 | South | 2010 Dec 31 | 99.8 | TCK |
| Wild bird/Korea/IS18/2011 | Middle | 2011 Jan 5 | 99.8 | Feces |
| Mandarin duck/Korea/Q2/2011 | South | 2011 Jan 5 | 99.8 | TCK |
| Whooper swan/Korea/Q28/2011 | North | 2011 Jan 10 | 99.7 | TCK |
| Baikal teal/Korea/Q34/2011 | South | 2011 Jan 10 | 99.6 | TCK |
| White-fronted goose/Korea/Q27/2011 | Middle | 2011 Jan 10 | 99.7 | TCK |
| Eurasian sparrowhawk/Korea/Q94/2011 | North | 2011 Jan 21 | 99.5 | TCK |
| Eurasian eagle owl/Korea/Q133/2011 | Middle | 2011 Jan 27 | 99.5 | TCK |
| Eurasian eagle owl/Korea/Q178/2011 | Middle | 2011 Feb 3 | 99.7 | TCK |
| Eurasian eagle owl/Korea/Q182/2011 | North | 2011 Feb 4 | 99.5 | TCK |
| Eurasian eagle owl/Korea/Q196/2011 | South | 2011 Feb 10 | 99.7 | TCK |
| Common kestrel/Korea/Q197/2011 | South | 2011 Feb 11 | 99.8 | TCK |
| Poultry | ||||
| Duck/Korea/Cheonan/2010 | Middle | 2010 Dec 30 | 99.8 | TCK (B) |
| Chicken/Korea/Iksan/2010 | Middle | 2010 Dec 30 | 99.9 | TCK (bB) |
| Duck/Korea/YA54/2011 | South | 2011 Jan 7 | 99.8 | TCK (b) |
| Duck/Korea/NJ83/2011 | South | 2011 Jan 9 | 99.8 | TCK (B) |
| Chicken/Korea/Asan90/2011 | Middle | 2011 Jan 8 | 99.7 | TCK (L) |
| Duck/Korea/AS117/2011 | North | 2011 Jan 10 | 99.7 | TCK (b) |
| Chicken/Korea/YS171/2011 | South | 2011 Jan 14 | 99.6 | TCK (knc) |
| Duck/Korea/IC360/2011 | North | 2011 Jan 23 | 99.8 | feces (b) |
| Chicken/Korea/SJ378/2011 | Middle | 2011 Jan 24 | 99.6 | TCK (L) |
| Quail/Korea/GC395/2011 | Middle | 2011 Jan 25 | 99.8 | TCK (L) |
| Pheasant/Korea/PT411/2011 | North | 2011 Jan 27 | 99.8 | TCK (b) |
| Chicken/Korea/PT412/2011 | North | 2011 Jan 27 | 99.8 | TCK (bB) |
| Turkey/Korea/DDC518/2011 | North | 2011 Feb 13 | 99.7 | TCK (b) |
| Chicken/Korea/IC546/2011 | North | 2011 Feb 18 | 99.7 | TCK (bB) |
*HA, hemagglutinin; TCK, trachea, cecal tonsil, kidney; B, breeder; bB,broiler breeder; b, broiler; L, layer; knc, Korean native chicken.
†Source (7).
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