Volume 14, Number 8—August 2008
Letter
Rarity of Influenza A Virus in Spring Shorebirds, Southern Alaska
Kevin Winker*
, Erica Spackman†, and David E. Swayne†
, Erica Spackman†, and David E. Swayne†
Table
Species and sample sizes of wild bird hosts screened for avian influenza virus, Cordova, Alaska, May 2006 and May 2007
| Species | Sample size | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2007 | Total | |
| Western sandpiper (Calidris mauri) | 500 | 300 | 800 |
| Least sandpiper (C. minutilla) | 0 | 250 | 250 |
| Glaucous-winged gull (Larus glaucescens) | 100 | 670 | 770 |
| Totals | 600 | 1,220 | 1,820 |
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