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. 2012 Mar;12(3):243–253. doi: 10.1089/vbz.2010.0246

Table 1.

Prevalence of Avian Influenza Virus and Sample Size of Waterfowl in Alaska and California During 2007–2009

 
Alaska
California
Time period
2007
 
2008
 
Total
2007–08
 
2008–09
 
Total
Host species AIV positive Sampled AIV positive Sampled AIV prevalence (%) AIV positive Sampled AIV positive Sampled AIV prevalence (%)
Northern shoveler (Anas clypeata)a 30 96 8 22 32.20 28 550 19 351 5.22
American wigeon (Anas americana)a 6 193 1 48 2.90 9 351 18 393 3.63
Greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons) 0 1 0 2 0.00 2 82 4 105 3.21
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) 0 23 0 6 0.00 1 40 1 24 3.13
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)a 46 360 78 644 12.35 2 867 48 1422 2.18
Northern pintail (Anas acuta)a 22 477 79 814 7.82 3 355 11 355 1.97
Green-winged teal (Anas crecca)a 10 96 9 119 8.84 3 468 18 665 1.85
Ring-necked duck (Aythya collaris) 0 16 0 0 0.00 3 114 0 58 1.74
Gadwall (Anas strepera) 0 0 0 1 0.00 2 390 9 436 1.33
Cinnamon teal (Anas cyanoptera) 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 58 0 100 0.63
Wood duck (Aix sponsa) 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 9 0 9 0.00
Lesser scaup (Aythya affinis) 0 11 0 8 0.00 0 36 0 12 0.00
Canada goose (Branta canadensis) 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 7 0 7 0.00
Snow goose (Chen caerulescens) 0 2 0 0 0.00 0 55 0 8 0.00
Ross's goose (Chen rossii) 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 14 0 5 0.00
Ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 30 0 7 0.00
Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) 0 20 0 3 0.00 0 44 0 0 0.00
Grand total 114 1295 175 1667 9.76 54 3470 128 3957 2.45
a

The five species of dabbling duck included in statistical analysis.

AIV, avian influenza virus.