Volume 23, Number 4—April 2017
Dispatch
Outbreaks among Wild Birds and Domestic Poultry Caused by Reassorted Influenza A(H5N8) Clade 2.3.4.4 Viruses, Germany, 2016
Anne Pohlmann, Elke Starick, Timm Harder, Christian Grund, Dirk Höper, Anja Globig, Christoph Staubach, Klaas Dietze, Günter Strebelow, Reiner G. Ulrich, Jan Schinköthe, Jens P. Teifke, Franz J. Conraths, Thomas C. Mettenleiter, and Martin Beer
Table 1
Species of birds affected by highly pathogenic avian influenza virus A(H5N8), Germany, 2016
| Group | Common name (taxonomic name) |
|---|---|
| Diving ducks | Tufted duck (Aythya fuligula) |
| Common pochard (Aythya ferina) | |
| Common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) | |
| Red-crested pochard (Netta Rufina) | |
| Greater scaup (Aythya marila) | |
| Common eider (Somateria mollissima) | |
| Common scoter (Melanitta nigra) |
|
| Dabbling ducks | Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) |
| Northern pintail (Anas acuta) |
|
| Diving birds | Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) |
| Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) |
|
| Mergansers |
Common merganser (Mergus merganserI) |
| Geese | Greylag goose (Anser anser) |
| Bean goose (Anser fabalisI) | |
| Canada goose (Branta Canadensis) | |
| White-fronted goose (Anser albifrons) | |
| Pink-footed goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) |
|
| Swans | Mute swan (Cygnus olorI) |
| Black swan (Cygnus atratus) | |
| Whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus) |
|
| Gulls | Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| European herring gull (Larus argentatus) | |
| Great black-backed gull (Larus marinus) | |
| Mew gull (Larus canus) |
|
| Rails |
Common coot (Fulica atra) |
| Herons |
Gray heron (Ardea cinerea) |
| Birds of prey | Common buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Rough-legged buzzard (Buteo lagopus) | |
| White-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) |
|
| Cormorants |
Great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) |
| Crows |
Carrion crow (Corvus corone) |
| Domestic birds | Domestic duck (Anas platyrhynchos domesticus) |
| Domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) | |
| Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) |
|
| Zoo birds | Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) |
| Great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) |
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