Table A7. Comparison of apparent prevalence of avian influenza virus in blue-winged and green-winged teal from hunter-harvested waterfowl, Texas mid–Gulf Coast, USA, September–January 2006–07, 2007–08, and 2008–09.
Age/sex |
Blue-winged teal |
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Green-winged teal |
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No. tested |
Real-time RT-PCR* |
VI† |
No. tested |
Real-time RT-PCR* |
VI† |
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Adult | 910 | 11.00 (8.97–13.04) | 3.85 (2.60–5.10) | 790 | 6.33 (4.63–8.03) | 0.38 (0.08–1.11) | |
Juvenile | 620 | 15.48 (12.64–18.33) | 6.94 (4.94–8.94) | 251 | 7.57 (4.30–10.84) | 1.99 (0.26–3.72) | |
p value |
|
0.010
|
0.007
|
|
|
0.491 |
0.011
|
Hen | 772 | 13.73 (11.30–16.16) | 4.40 (2.96–5.85) | 548 | 6.57 (4.50–8.64) | 0.91 (0.12–1.71) | |
Drake | 894 | 11.30 (9.22–13.37) | 4.92 (3.50–6.34) | 581 | 7.75 (5.57–9.92) | 0.86 (0.11–1.61) | |
p value | 0.133 | 0.618 | 0.444 | 0.926 |
*RT-PCR, reverse transcription–PCR. Apparent prevalence, % (95% confidence interval). †VI, virus isolation. Apparent prevalence, % (95% confidence interval). Boldface indicates significance.