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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 BaeComments to Author 
Author affiliations: Animal, Plant and Fisheries Quarantine and Inspection Agency, Anyang, South Korea

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Table

Bird species that tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza subtype H5N1 in South Korea, 2010–2011

Avian order and species Scientific name Sample No. positive
Galliformes*
Domestic chicken Gallus gallus domesticus Carcasses, feces 18
Common quail Coturnix coturnix Carcasses, feces 1
Common pheasant Phasianus colchicus Carcasses, feces 1
Domestic turkey Meleagris gallopavo Carcasses, feces 1
Anseriformes
Domestic duck* Anas platyrhynchos Carcasses, feces 32
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Cloacal swab specimen, † feces 2
Mandarin duck Aix galericulata Carcasses, feces 5
Whooper swan Cygnus cygnus Carcass 1
Baikal teal Anas formosa Carcasses 2
White-fronted goose Anser albifrons Carcass 1
Spot-billed duck Anas poecilorhyncha Carcass 1
Falconiformes
Eurasian sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus Carcass 1
Common kestrel Falco tinnunculus Carcass 1
Strigiformes
Eurasian eagle owl Bubo bubo Carcasses 5
Unknown – Feces 1
Total 73

*Galliformes and domestic ducks were from poultry farms.
†Source (7).

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