Table 2

Susceptibility of North American Ducks and Gulls to H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Viruses

Justin D. Brown*

, David E. Stallknecht*, Joan R. Beck†, David L. Suarez†, and David E. Swayne†

Author affiliations: *College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA; †Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory, Athens, Georgia, USA

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Mean viral titer for tissues from wood ducks and laughing gulls* that died after inoculation with 2 different HPAI H5N1 viruses†

Host virus	Brain	Heart	Lung	Skeletal muscle	Kidney
WD-Anyang	3.7‡	3.5	5.1	ND§	2.9
WD-Mongolia	6.6	2.7	7.1	2.5	6.7
LG-Anyang	4.8	4.7	5.2	2.5	4.2
LG-Mongolia	6.3	2.5	3.3	4.2	2.5 *No virus was isolated from the internal organs of the other 4 avian species inoculated with H5N1 viruses and all of the sham-inoculated control birds. †HPAI, highly pathogenic avian influenza; WD, wood duck; LG, laughing gull; Anyang, A/Duck Meat/Anyang/01; Mongolia, A/Whooper Swan/Mongolia/244/05. ‡log₁₀ mean 50% embryo infectious dose per gram (log₁₀EID₅₀/g). §Not detected.

*No virus was isolated from the internal organs of the other 4 avian species inoculated with H5N1 viruses and all of the sham-inoculated control birds.
†HPAI, highly pathogenic avian influenza; WD, wood duck; LG, laughing gull; Anyang, A/Duck Meat/Anyang/01; Mongolia, A/Whooper Swan/Mongolia/244/05.
‡log₁₀ mean 50% embryo infectious dose per gram (log₁₀EID₅₀/g).
§Not detected.

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