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. 2013 Dec;79(24):7867–7874. doi: 10.1128/AEM.02716-13

Table 1.

Number of birds (classified by order and family) sampled in six Nigerian states (2006 to 2013) and Côte d'Ivoire (2006 to 2008) tested for NDV

Order Family No. of samples collected (no. positive)
Nigeria
Côte d'Ivoire
Oyo Yobe Plateau Lagos Nasarawa Sokoto
Accipitriformes Accipitridae 4 4
Anseriformes Anatidae 143 130 (5)
Charadriiformes Burhinidae 3
Charadriidae 6 1
Jacanidae 8 32
Rostratulidae 12
Scolopacidae 18
Ciconiiformes Ciconiidae 6
Coliiformes Coliidae 9
Columbiformes Columbidae 70 (8) 161 4 32 (1) 2 37 11
Coraciiformes Alcedinidae 10 20 1
Coraciidae 1
Cuculiformes Cuculidae 1 1
Galliformes Phasianidae 1 1
Gruiformes Rallidae 5 8
Passeriformes Acrocephalidae 4 1
Alaudidae 1
Cisticolidae 46 22
Corvidae 4
Dicruridae 2 1
Emberizidae 1
Estrildidae 23 14 38
Fringillidae 37
Hirundinidae 9
Macrosphenidae 8 6
Malconotidae 7
Monarchidae 28
Motacillidae 14 1
Muscicapidae 14 6
Nectariniidae 82 8
Nicatoridae 5
Passeridae 56 2
Pellorneidae 9
Phylloscoidae 2
Platysteiridae 11 1
Ploceidae 34 123 12 1 (1)
Pycnonotidae 225 3
Stenostiridae 1
Sylviidae 2
Turdidae 6 2
Viduidae 21 1
Zosteropidae 4
Unknown 3
Pelecaniformes Ardeidae 5 1
Piciformes Indicatoridae 1 2
Lybiidae 2 11
Picidae 5 5
Unknown 66 1
Total 830 (8) 668 (5) 154 32 (1) 2 37 19 (1)