Volume 14, Number 8—August 2008
Letter
Rarity of Influenza A Virus in Spring Shorebirds, Southern Alaska
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 |