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Volume 17, Number 6—June 2011
Research

Wild Birds and Increased Transmission of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1) among Poultry, Thailand

Juthatip Keawcharoen, Jan van den Broek, Annemarie Bouma, Thanawat Tiensin, Albert D.M.E Osterhaus, and Hans HeesterbeekComments to Author 
Author affiliations: Author affiliations: Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (J. Keawcharoen, A.D.M.E. Osterhaus); Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands (J. van den Broek, A. Bouma, T. Tiensin, H. Heesterbeek)

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Table A2

Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N1) infection in wild birds, 2004–2007, Thailand*

Order Common name Species Type of bird No. case(s)/total no. sampled
2004 2005 2006 2007
Anseriformes
 Lesser whistling duck
 Dendrocygna javanica
 Breeding visitor
 1/11
 0/1
 1/42
 NS
Ciconiiformes Asian openbill strok Anastomus oscitans Breeding visitor 20/61 7/1,513 6/1,154 NS
Heron Egretta spp. Breeding visitor 1/92 NS 3/303 NS
Pond heron
 Ardeola grayii
 Breeding visitor
 NS
 NS
 NS
 6/12
Columbiformes Rock pigeon Columba livia Resident 17/480 8/1,921 9/1,693 10/2,089
Zebra dove Geopelia striata Resident 1/27 NS NS NS
Emerald dove Chalcophaps indica Resident NS 1/1 NS NS
Dove
 Streptopelia spp.
 Resident
 NS
 NS
 1/174
 NS
Charadriiformes Pheasant-tailed jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus Breeding visitor 1/1 NS NS NS
Brown headed gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus Migratory NS 1/22 NS NS
Kentish plover
 Charadrius alexandrinus
 Migratory
 NS
 NS
 3/12
 NS
Cuculiformes
 Common koel
 Eudynamys scolopaceus
 Resident
 NS
 NS
 1/3
 NS
Falconiformes
 Black kite
 Milvus migrans
 Breeding visitor
 NS
 1/8
 NS
 NS
Galliformes Green peafowl Pavo muticus Resident 1/8 4/19 NS NS
Jones silver pheasant Lophura nycthemera jonesi Resident 4/4 3/42 NS NS
Golden pheasant Chrysolophus pictus Resident 1/1 1/15 NS NS
Crested partridge Rollulus rouloul Resident 2/3 NS NS NS
Ring necked pheasant Phasianus colchicus Resident 1/1 2/8 NS NS
Lewis silver pheasant Lophura nycthemera nycthemera Resident NS 3/13 NS NS
Kilij pheasant
 Lophura leucomelanos
 Resident
 NS
 6/35
 NS
 NS
Gruiformes White breasted waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus Resident 1/16 NS NS NS
Sarus crane
 Grus antigone
 Resident
 NS
 1/12
 NS
 NS
Passeriformes Streak eared bulbul Pycnonotus blanfordi Resident 3/11 NS NS NS
Europian tree sparrow Passer montanus Resident 1/192 9/1,723 NS 6/654
Large billed crow Corvus macrorhynchos Resident 10/12 NS NS NS
Common myna Acridotheres tristis Resident 6/77 3/372 NS 6/85
Black drongo Dicrurus macrocerus Breeding visitor NS NS 3/6 NS
Asian pied starling Gracupica contra Resident NS NS 3/19 1/23
White vented myna Acridotheres grandis Resident NS NS NS 4/91
Scaly breasted munia Lonchura phuctulata Resident NS NS NS 1/23
Plain backed sparrow
 Passer flaveolus
 Resident
 NS
 NS
 NS
 1/4
Piciformes
 Great barbet
 Megalaima virens
 Resident
 NS
 1/2
 NS
 NS
Psittaciformes Cockatoo Psittacus novaehollandiae Resident 1/5 NS NS NS
Blossom headed parakeet
 Psittacula roseate
 Resident
 NS
 3/4
 NS
 NS
Struthioniformes Ostrich Struthio camelus Resident 1/69 NS NS NS

*NS, not sampled.

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