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. 2017 Mar 8;6(3):e12. doi: 10.1038/emi.2016.142

Table 2. Comparison of egg isolation positive samples by subtype and variable.

Variable Positive samples, no. (%)a H5 H9 Subtypeb H5/H9 Other P-valuesc
Sample type
 Oropharyngeal 825 (63.4%) 48 (5.8%) 653 (79.2%) 105 (12.7%) 19 (2.3%) <0.001
 Cloacal 155 (11.9%) 18 (11.6%) 115 (74.2%) 11 (7.1%) 11 (7.1%)  
 Environment (fecal) 164 (12.6%) 29 (17.7%) 115 (70.1%) 6 (3.7%) 14 (8.5%)  
 Environment (water) 158 (12.1%) 13 (8.2%) 134 (84.8%) 11 (7.0%) 0 (0.0%)  
Species
 Chickens 1027 (78.9%) 42 (4.1%) 893 (87.0%) 92 (9.0%) 0 (0.0%) <0.001
 Ducks 128 (9.8%) 43 (33.6%) 12 (9.4%) 29 (22.7%) 44 (34.4%)  
 Geese 1 (0.1%) 1 (100.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)  
 Pigeons 2 (0.2%) 0 (0.0%) 2 (100.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)  
 Quail 144 (10.2%) 22 (15.3%) 110 (76.4%) 12 (8.3%) 0 (0.0%)  
Bird type
 Domestic 1300 (99.8%) 108 (8.3%) 1015 (78.1%) 133 (10.2%) 44 (3.4%) NS
 Pet 2 (0.2%) 0 (0.0%) 2 (100.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)  
Bird health status
 Healthy 1300 (99.8%) 108 (8.3%) 1015 (78.1%) 133 (10.2%) 44 (3.4%) NS
 Undetermined 2 (0.2%) 0 (0.0%) 2 (100.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)  
Domestic bird location
 Farm 43 (3.3%) 1 (2.3%) 11 (25.6%) 0 (0.0%) 31 (72.1%) <0.001
 LBM 1259 (96.7%) 107 (8.5%) 1006 (79.9%) 133 (10.6%) 13 (1.0%)  
Market type
 Retail 1015 (80.6%) 80 (7.9%) 834 (82.2%) 96 (8.5%) 5 (0.5%) <0.001
 Wholesale 244 (19.4%) 27 (25.2%) 172 (70.5%) 37 (15.2%) 8 (3.3%)  

Abbreviations: live bird market, LBM; not significant, NS.

Influenza A-positive samples by egg isolation and the subtypes for each variable collected from LBMs and farms in Bangladesh from 2008 to 2016. The numbers and percentages shown under the ‘positive samples' column represent the actual number and percentage of that category out of the total number of samples for the specified variables. The numbers and percentages shown under the ‘subtype' column represent the actual number and percentage of the specified subtypes out of the total number of samples for the specified variables. P-values shown are based on a statistical significance of P<0.05, comparing the rates of influenza A positivity across variable categories.

a

Percentage of total samples positive for influenza A.

b

Percentage of samples within category.

c

By χ2-test comparing positive rates across variable categories.