Volume 24, Number 12—December 2018
Research
Comparison of 2016–17 and Previous Epizootics of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5 Guangdong Lineage in Europe
Table 4
Types of poultry on infected farms in 3 highly pathogenic avian influenza epizootics in Europe*
Type of poultry | H5N1 2005–06 epizootic |
H5N8 2014–15 epizootic |
H5N8 2016–17 epizootic |
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No. (%) farms | No. with only 1 species | No. (%) farms | No. with only 1 species | No. (%) farms | No. with only 1 species | |||
Ducks | 3 (23) | 0 | 495 (44) | 433 | ||||
Geese | 113 (10) | 81 | ||||||
Ducks and geese | 29 (13) | 0 | ||||||
Turkey | 5 (2) | 1 | 3 (23) | 0 | 91 (8) | 82 | ||
Broilers | 23 (10) | 17 | 4 (31) | 0 | 93 (8) | 48 | ||
Laying hens | 47 (4) | 29 | ||||||
Pigeons | 9 (1) | 1 | ||||||
Guinea fowl | 10 (1) | 1 | ||||||
Peacocks | 2 (0) | 0 | ||||||
Pheasants | 8 (1) | 5 | ||||||
Quail | 2 (0) | 1 | ||||||
Ostrich | 1 (0) | 0 | ||||||
Backyard† | 176 (77) | NA | ||||||
Unknown |
2 |
360(32) |
NA |
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Total infected farms | 230 | 13 | 1,116 |
*NA, not available.
†Backyard represents those households that keep few birds, normally layer hens, for their own consumption. The category was used only in the 2005–06 epizootic.
1These authors are joint first authors.
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