Table 2.
Avian influenza A virus antibody-positive (Ab+) numbers of birds sampled by species and location 2007–2009 in Mongolia.
| Sampled sitesa |
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| 4 |
6 |
7 |
4 |
11 |
13 |
4 |
18 |
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| Species | Year | n | Ab+ | n | Ab+ | n | Ab+ | n | Ab+ | n | Ab+ | n | Ab+ | n | Ab+ | n | Ab+ |
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| Bar-headed Goose (Anser indicus) | 2007 | 82 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 1 | 25 | 4 | – | – |
| Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea) | 2007 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 10 |
| Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) | 2007 | 35 | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 9 | 43 | 17 | 15 | 6 |
| Bar-headed Goose (Anser indicus) | 2008 | 93 | 6 | – | – | 109 | 21 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | 105 | 10 | – | – |
| Mongolian Cull (Anser indicus) | 2008 | – | – | – | – | 53 | 1 | 64 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 6 |
| Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea) | 2008 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 116 | 85 |
| Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) | 2008 | – | – | – | – | 38 | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 35 | 9 | 9 | 2 |
| Bar-headed Goose (Anser indicus) | 2009 | 76 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 3 | – | – | 43 | 8 | – | – | 145 | 17 | 19 | 2 |
| Mongolian Cull (Larus mongolicus) | 2009 | – | – | – | – | 65 | 2 | – | – | 59 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea) | 2009 | – | – | 82 | 50 | 157 | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 11 |
| Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) | 2009 | – | – | – | – | 14 | 8 | – | – | – | – | 5 | 3 | 25 | 13 | – | – |
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4: Darkhad valley, 6: Doroo and Deed Tsagaan Nuur, 7: Erhel Nuur, 10: Khovsgol Nuur, 11: Khunt Nuur, 13: Tsangiyn Dalai Nuur; 16: Sharga Nuur, 18: Tsengel Nuur; Dashes indicate no birds sampled. Site numbers as given in Figure 1.