Volume 22, Number 3—March 2016
Dispatch
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N8) Viruses Reintroduced into South Korea by Migratory Waterfowl, 2014–2015
Table
HPAI (H5N8) isolates and total wild bird samples collected in South Korea, December 2014–February 2015*
Collection date | Location | Sample type | No. HPAI (H5N8) positive/no. total | Host† | Strain |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | |||||
Sep 26 | 36°44′N, 127°07′E | Feces | 0/55 | ||
Sep 27 | 36°37′N, 126°21′E | Feces | 0/110 | ||
Nov 6 | 36°37′N, 126°21′E | Feces | 0/335 | (1 LPAI) | |
Nov 7 | 36°44′N, 127°07′E | Feces | 0/105 | ||
Nov 22 | 36°44′N, 127°07′E | Feces | 0/260 | (3 LPAI) | |
Dec 24 | 36°44′N, 127°07′E | Feces | 8/65 | Mandarin duck | K14-363-1 |
K14-366-1 | |||||
K14-367-1 | |||||
Greater white-fronted goose | K14-367-4 | ||||
K14-369-3 | |||||
K14-371-4 | |||||
K14-372-2 | |||||
K14-374-1 |
|||||
2015 | |||||
Jan 22 | 36°47′N, 127°03′E | Swab | 1/17 | Common teal | KU-12 |
Jan 29 | 35°18′N, 128°40′E | Swab | 1/13 | Mallard | KU3-2 |
0/30 | Northern pintail | (1 LPAI) | |||
Feb 6 | 37°32′N, 127°01′E | Feces | 1/50 | Mallard | N15-99 |
Feb 11 | 36°42′N, 126°27′E | Swab | 0/14 | Mallard | |
Feb 25 | 37°23′N, 129°14′E | Swab | 0/13 | Black-tailed gull | |
Mar 16 |
35°53′N, 127°01′E |
Swab |
0/15 |
Eurasian wigeon |
|
Total | 11/1,082 |
*Boldface indicates period of study. HPAI, highly pathogenic influenza virus; LPAI, low pathogenicity avian influenza.
†The hosts of the HPAI-positive fecal samples were identified by using DNA barcoding techniques as described (7).
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