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Volume 22, Number 7—July 2016
Dispatch

Surveillance for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus in Wild Birds during Outbreaks in Domestic Poultry, Minnesota, 2015

Christopher S. JennelleComments to Author , Michelle Carstensen, Erik C. Hildebrand, Louis Cornicelli, Paul Wolf, Daniel A. Grear, Hon S. Ip, Kaci K. Vandalen, and Larissa A. Minicucci
Author affiliations: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Forest Lake, Minnesota, USA (C.S. Jennelle, M. Carstensen, E.C. Hildebrand, L. Cornicelli); United States Department of Agriculture–Wildlife Services, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA (P. Wolf); US Geological Survey–National Wildlife Health Center, Madison, Wisconsin, USA (D.A. Grear, H.S. Ip); US Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA (K.K. Vandalen); University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine, St. Paul (L.A. Minicucci)

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Table

Wild birds collected (n = 104) for highly pathogenic avian influenza virus screening as part of MNDNR morbidity and mortality sampling efforts, Minnesota, USA, March 9–June 4 2015

Order* Family Genus and species Common name Count
Anseriformes Anatidae Branta canadensis Canada goose 8
Cygnus buccinators Trumpeter swan 3
Aix sponsa Wood duck 2
Anas platyrhynchos
 Mallard
 2
Galliformes Phasianidae Phasianus colchicus Ring-necked pheasant 8
Meleagris gallopavo
 Wild turkey
 17
Pelicaniformes
 Pelicanidae
 Pelicanus erythrorhynchos
 American white pelican
 1
Accipitriformes Cathartidae Cathartes aura Turkey vulture 1
Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald eagle 5
Accipiter striatus Sharp-shinned hawk 8
Accipiter cooperii† Cooper’s hawk 6
Buteo platypterus Broad-winged hawk 1
Buteo jamaicensis
 Red-tailed hawk
 3
Gruiformes Rallidae Rallus limicola Virginia rail 1
Porzana carolina Sora 1
Fulica americana American coot 9
Gruidae
 Grus canadensis
 Sandhill crane
 1
Charadriiformes Laridae Larus delawarensis Ring-billed gull 1
Larus argentatus
 Herring gull
 1
Columbiformes Columbidae Columba livia Rock pigeon 2
Zenaida macroura
 Mourning dove
 1
Strigiformes
 Strigidae
 Bubo virginianus
 Great horned owl
 3
Caprimulgiformes
 Caprimulgidae
 Chordeiles minor
 Common nighthawk
 1
Passeriformes Sturnidae Sturnus vulgaris European starling 10
Parulidae Setophaga striata Blackpoll warbler 1
Setophaga palmarum Palm warbler 1
Emberizidae Melospiza lincolnii Lincoln’s sparrow 1
Icteridae Euphagus carolinus Rusty blackbird 3
Quiscalus quiscula Common grackle 1

*1 sparrow not listed was identified to order Passeriformes.
†1 HPAIV-positive Cooper’s hawk confirmed on April 29, 2015.

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