Table 2. Wild bird species sampled for H5-specific antibody detection before, during and after the emergence of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N8 virus in Europe, the Netherlands, 2007–2015 (n = 1,443).
| Order | Family | Species | Number of individuals sampled | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before outbreak (before 2014) |
During outbreak (14 Nov 2014–13 May 2015) |
After outbreak (1 Sep 2015–31 Dec 2015) |
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| Anseriformes | Ducks | Common teal (Anas crecca) | 0 | 15 | 111 |
| Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca) | 9 | 62 | 28 | ||
| Eurasian wigeon (Anas penelope) | 0 | 78 | 46 | ||
| Gadwall (Anas strepera) | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) | 21 | 93 | 18 | ||
| Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Northern pintail (Anas acuta) | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Northern shoveler (Anas clypeata) | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Ruddy shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea) | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Geese | Barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis) | 20 | 19 | 0 | |
| Bean goose (Anser fabalis) | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brent goose (Branta bernicla) | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Greylag goose (Anser anser) | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Lesser white-fronted goose (Anser erythropus) | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Pink-footed goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons) | 20 | 77 | 0 | ||
| Swans | Bewick's swan (Cygnus columbianus bewickii) | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Mute swan (Cygnus olor) | 10 | 90 | 29 | ||
| Whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Charadriiformes | Gulls | Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) | 20 | 262 | 31 |
| Caspian gull (Larus cachinnans) | 0 | 6 | 3 | ||
| Common gull (Larus canus) | 12 | 34 | 17 | ||
| Great black-backed gull (Larus marinus) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Herring gull (Larus argentatus) | 7 | 61 | 28 | ||
| Lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus) | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||
| Mediterranean gull (Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Yellow-legged gull (Larus michahellis) | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Gruiformes | Rails | Common coot (Fulica atra) | 19 | 84 | 24 |
| Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 149 | 945 | 349 | ||