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Volume 20, Number 1—January 2014
Dispatch

Epidemiology of Influenza A Virus among Black-headed Gulls, the Netherlands, 2006–2010

Josanne H. Verhagen, Frank Majoor, Pascal Lexmond, Oanh Vuong, Giny Kasemir, Date Lutterop, Albert D.M.E. Osterhaus, Ron A.M. Fouchier, and Thijs KuikenComments to Author 
Author affiliations: Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (J.H. Verhagen, P. Lexmond, O. Vuong, A.D.M.E. Osterhaus, R.A.M. Fouchier, T. Kuiken); Sovon Dutch Centre for Field Ornithology, Nijmegen, the Netherlands (F. Majoor); Natuurmonumenten Dutch Association for Nature Conservation and Management, 's-Graveland, the Netherlands (G. Kasemir, D. Lutterop)

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Figure 1

Avian influenza virus prevalence among 7,511 black-headed gulls, the Netherlands, 2006–2010. Cloacal and oropharyngeal samples were collected once from each gull for virus detection. Influenza virus subtypes detected are shown above virus positives. Bars indicate virus prevalence (No. PCR-positive samples/no. gulls sampled per month). Black bars represent gulls in their first year (FY) of life, comprising nestling and fledgling stages; gray bars represent after-first year (AFY) gulls.

Figure 1. Avian influenza virus prevalence among 7,511 black-headed gulls, the Netherlands, 2006–2010. Cloacal and oropharyngeal samples were collected once from each gull for virus detection. Influenza virus subtypes detected are shown above virus positives. Bars indicate virus prevalence (No. PCR-positive samples/no. gulls sampled per month). Black bars represent gulls in their first year (FY) of life, comprising nestling and fledgling stages; gray bars represent after-first year (AFY) gulls.

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