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List of Species Affected by H5N1 (Avian Influenza)



Referenced reports of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in wildlife and domestic animals


Scientific Name Common Name wild captive domestic experimental mortality Source Used
Order: Anseriformes
Aix sponsa Wood duck  +   + +Ellis et.al. 2004, Brown et al., 2006 EID 12:1663-1670.
Amazonetta brasiliensis Brazillian teal  +     +Ellis et.al. 2004
Anas acuta Northern pintail +    + +OIE Disease Information Vol 19. No. 14.Brown et al., 2006. EID 12:1663-1670.
Anas bahamensis Bahama pintail  +     +Ellis et.al. 2004
Anas castanea Chestnut-breasted teal  +     +Ellis et.al. 2004
Anas crecca Blue-winged teal      + -Brown et al., 2006. EID 12:1663-1670.
Anas penelope Eurasian wigeon +    + +Yu et al., 2007. EID 13:772-775, Keawcharoen et al., 2008. EID 14:600.
Anas platalea Argentine shoveller  +     +Ellis et.al. 2004
Anas platyrhynchos Domestic duck/Mallard  +   + +Guan et.al. 2002, Brown et al., 2006. EID 12:1663-1670.
Anas sibilatrix Chiloe wigeon  +     +Ellis et.al. 2004
Anas strepera Gadwall +    + -OIE Mission to Russia, 2005, Keawcharoen et al., 2008. EID 14:600.
Anas versicolor Puna teal  +     +Ellis et.al. 2004
Anser albifrons Greater white-fronted goose +      +ProMED 20051130.3460 (HPAI H5); Dan Hulea, per. Comm.
Anser anser Greylag goose +      +ProMed 20060510.1341 AVIAN INFLUENZA - WORLDWIDE (108): DENMARK, GERMANY
Anser anser domesticus Domestic goose  +   + +Webster et al., 2002
Anser indicus Bar-headed goose +    + +Chen et.al. 2005; Ellis et al. 2004; Brown et al.2008.EID 14:136-142.
Aytha marila Greater scaup +      +OIE Disease Information V.19 No.12.
Aythya americana Redhead      + -Brown et al., 2006. EID 12:1663-1670.
Aythya ferina Common pochard +    + -OIE Mission to Russia, 2005, Keawcharoen et al., 2008. EID 14:600.
Aythya fuligula Tufted duck +    + +ProMED 20060219.0541, Keawcharoen et al., 2008. EID 14:600.
Branta bernicla Brent goose +      +OIE Disease Information V.19 No.11.
Branta canadensis Canada goose  +     +Ellis et.al. 2004
Branta hutchinsii Cackling goose      + +Brown et al.2008.EID 14:136-142.
Branta leucopsis Barnacle goose +      +OIE Disease Information V.19 No.11.
Branta ruficollis Red-breasted goose +      +Bird flu battle hots up
Cairina moschata Muscovy duck    +   +Komar and Olsen, 2008. Emerg Inf Dis 14;1177.
Callonetta leucophrys Ringed teal  +     +Ellis et.al. 2004
Chenonetta jubata Manned wood-duck  +     +Ellis et.al. 2004
Coscoroba coscoroba Coscoroba swan  +     +Ellis et.al. 2004
Cygnus atratus Black swan  +   + +Ellis et.al. 2004; Brown et al.2008.EID 14:136-142.
Cygnus buccinator Trumpeter swan      + +Brown et al.2008.EID 14:136-142.
Cygnus cygnus Whooper Swan +      +Promed 20050826.2527
Cygnus melanocoryphus Black-necked swan  +     +Ellis et al. 2004
Cygnus olor Mute swan +    + +FAOAIDE News Update on Avian Influenza #35; Brown et al.2008.EID 14:136-142.
Dendrocygna viduata White-faced whistling-duck  +     +Ellis et.al. 2004
Mergus albellus Smew +      +ProMED 20060222.0569
Mergus merganser Goosander/Common merganser +      +Manin & Irza, ARRIAH, 2007. Pers. Comm.
Nesochen sandvicensis Hawaiian goose  +     +Ellis et.al. 2004
Netta peposaca Rosybill pochard duck  +     +Ellis et.al. 2004
Netta rufina Red-crested pochard  +     +Ellis et.al. 2004
Tadorna ferruginea Ruddy shelduck +      +OIE 2005. Disease Information Vol.18-no.21
Order: Charadriformes
Larus argentatus Herring gull +    + +Komar and Olsen, 2008. Emerg Inf Dis 14:1177, Brown et al., 2008. Avian Pathol 37:393.
Larus atricilla Laughing gull      + +Perkins and Swayne, 2003, Brown et al., 2006. EID 12:1663-1670.
Larus brunnicephalus Brown-headed gull ++     +Chen et.al. 2005;and Liu et.al. 2005
Larus ichthyaetus Great black-headed gull ++     +Chen et.al. 2005;and Liu et.al. 2005
Larus ridibundus Black-headed gull +      +Ellis et.al. 2004
Larus schistisagus Slaty-backed gull ??     ?[Influenza A virus (A/slaty-backed gull/Shandong/38/04(H5N1))]
Tringa ochropus Green sandpiper +      -OIE Mission to Russia 2005
Order: Ciconiiformes
Anastomus oscitans Asian open-billed stork +      +ProMED 20041214.3303, Keawcharoen et al., 2005.
Ardea cinerea Grey heron +      +Ellis et.al. 2004
Ardea herodias (?) Great blue heron +      +ProMED 20051130.3460, 20051201.3463 (HPAI H5)
Ardeola bacchus Chinese pond heron +      +OIE 2005 Disease Information Vol. 18-no2
Ciconia ciconia White stork +      +ProMed 20060510.1341 AVIAN INFLUENZA - WORLDWIDE (108): DENMARK, GERMANY
Egretta garzetta Little egret +      +Ellis et.al. 2004
Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned night heron +      +Dead bird H5N1-positive
Order: Columbiformes
Columba livia Feral pigeon +    + +Ellis et.al. 2004
Macropygia ruficeps? Little cuckoo dove ?      ?GenBank
Streptopelia tranquebarica Red-collared dove +      ?ProMED 20041214.3303
Order: Falconiformes
Accipiter gentilis Northern goshawk +      +OIE 2006. Disease Information vol19 no.8.
Accipter trivirgatus Crested goshawk +      +Hong Kong says dead goshawk carried bird flu virus
Buteo buteo Buzzard +      +OIE 2006. Disease Information vol19 no.8.
Buteo lagopus Rough-legged buzzard +      +ProMed 20060510.1341 AVIAN INFLUENZA - WORLDWIDE (108): DENMARK, GERMANY
Falco cherrug Saker falcon  +     +ProMed 20060130.0299
Falco peregrinus Peregrine falcon ++     +OIE 2004 Disease Infromation Vol.17-no.5; Hong Kong Final Report 7/30/03
Falco tinnunculus Common kestrel +      +Sham Shui Po dead bird H5N1 positive
Gyps sp? "wild vulture" +      +OIE Disease Information vol 19 no 11. AVIAN INFLUENZA IN NIGERIA Follow-up report No. 4
Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus Grey-headed fish-eagle  +     +FAO AIDE report #16
Milvus sp. Kite +      -Manin & Irza, ARRIAH, 2007. Pers. Comm.
Necrosyrtes monachus Hooded vulture +      +Fasina et al., 2008. Epidemiol Infect 17:1-8.
Spilornis cheela? Serpent eagle  +     +FAO AIDE report #16
Spizaetus nipalensis Crested hawk-eagle +      ?van Borm et.al., 2005
Spizaetus nipalensis orientalis Mountain/Hodgson's hawk eagle +      +H5N1 kills rare eagle near Japan bird flu sites
Order: Galliformes
Alectoris chukar Chukar partridge      + +Perkins and Swayne, 2003
Colinus virginianus Bobwhite quail      + +Perkins and Swayne, 2003
Coturnix coturnix Quail    + + +Perkins and Swayne, 2003, Amonsin et al., 2008. Emerg Infect Dis 14:1739.
Gallus domesticus Domestic chicken    + + +Subbarao et.al. 1998
Lophura leucomelanos Kalij pheasant +      +Keawcharoen et al., 2005.
Meleagris gallopavo Turkey      + +Perkins and Swayne, 2003
Numida meleagris Pearl guineafowl ++   + +OIE, 4/4/2006; Perkins and Swayne, 2003
Pavo cristatus Peacock  +     +Danish Tests Reveal H5N1 Virus In Poultry
Pavo cristatus albus White Indian peafowl +      +Keawcharoen et al., 2005.
Phasianus colchicus Ring-necked pheasant      + +Perkins and Swayne, 2004
Order: Gruiformes
Amauronis akool? Brown (red-legged) crake +      +Xinhua News 1/11/06
Chlamydotis undulata Houbara bustard +      +Moone et al., 2008. J Gen Virol 89:2691-2697.
Fulica atra Coot +      -OIE Mission to Russia 2005
Gallicrex cinera Watercock    +    Amonsin et al., 2008. Emerg Infect Dis 14:1739.
Gallinula chloropus Common moorhen +  +   +ProMED 20051130.3460, Amonsin et al., 2008. Emerg Infect Dis 14:1739.
Porphyrio porphyrio Sultan (Purple swamphen) +      +OIE 2006. Disease Information vol19 no.8.
Class: Mammalia
Bos taurus Cow      + -Kalthoff et al., 2008. Emerg Inf Dis 14:1132.
Canis lupus familiaris Dog +      +Songserm et al., 2006. Emerg Inf Dis 12:1744.
Chrotogale owstoni Owston's Palm Civet  +     +Roberton et al, 2006. Proc R Soc 273B:1729-1732
Felis domestica Domestic cat/feral cat +    + +Kuiken et.al. 2004
Macaca fascicularis Cynomolgus macques  +   + -Kuiken et.al. 2003
Martes foina Stone marten +      +Klopfleisch et al., 2008. J Comp Pathol 137:155.
Martes foina Stone (beech) marten +      +Avian influenza ? H5N1 infection found in a stone marten in Germany
Mus musculus House mouse      + +Gubareva et al., 1998. J Inf Dis 178:1592.
Mustela putoris furo Ferret      + +Govorkova et.al. 2004
Oryctolagus cuniculus New Zealand white rabbit      + -Perkins and Swayne, 2003
Panthera pardus Leopard  +     +Thanawongnuwech et.al. 2005; and Keawcharoen et.al. 2004
Panthera tigris Tiger  +     +Thanawongnuwech et.al. 2005; and Keawcharoen et.al. 2004
Rattus norvegicus Rat      + -Perkins and Swayne, 2003
Sus domesticus Pig    + + -Choi et.al. 2005
Vulpes vulpes Red fox      +  Reperant et al., 2008. Emerging Infect Dis. DOI: 10.3201/eid1412.080470.
Order: Passeriformes
Acridotheres cristatellus Crested mynah  ?     +2 more birds H5N1-positive
Carpodacus mexicanus House finch      + +Perkins and Swayne, 2003
Copsychus saularis Oriental magpie robin  ?     +Oriental Magpie Robin tests H5N1 positive.
Corvus cornix Hooded crow +      +Manin & Irza, ARRIAH, 2007. Pers. Comm.
Corvus frugilegsu Rook +      ?Influenza A virus (A/rook/Rostov-on-Don/26/2007(H5N1)) segment 4 hemagglutinin (HA) gene, complete cds.
Corvus macrorhynchos Jungle or Large billed crow +      +Mase et.al., 2005, Report of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Infection Route Elucidation Team, June 30, 2004.
Corvus monedula Jackdaw +      +Manin & Irza, ARRIAH, 2007. Pers. Comm.
Corvus splendens House crow +      +Keawcharoen et al., 2005.
Dicrurus macrocercus Black drongo +      ?ProMED 20041214.3303
Gracula religiosa Hill mynah  +     +ProMED 20051021.3075; 20051022.3085.
Lanius schach Long-tailed shrike  ?     +Bird tests positive for H5N1
Leiothrix argentauris Silver-eared mesia  ?     +Dead birds H5N1-positive
Leiothrix lutea Red-billed leiothrix  +     +ProMED 20051021.3075; 20051022.3085.
Lonchura atricapilla Chestnut munia  ?     +Birds test positive for H5N1
Lonchura punctulata Scaly-breasted munia +      ?ProMED 20041213.3303
Lonchura sp. Munia +      +OIE 3/20/06
Lonchura striata White-rumped munia +      +OIE 3/20/06
Oriolus chinensis chinensis Black-naped oriole  +     +ProMED 20051021.3075; 20051022.3085.
Passer domesticus House sparrow  +   + -Perkins and Swayne, 2003
Passer montanus Eurasian tree-sparrow +      +Ellis et.al. 2004
Pica pica sericea Korean magpie +      +Kwon et al. 2005
Sturnus sericeus Red-billed starling  ?     +Dead starling tests positive for H5N1 in HK
Sturnus sturninus Daurian starling  ?     +Bird tested positive for bird flu in Hong Kong
Sturnus vulgaris European starling +    + -Perkins and Swayne, 2003, Manin & Irza, ARRIAH, 2007. Pers. Comm.
Taeniopygia guttata Zebra finch      + +Perkins and Swayne, 2003
Turdus merula Blackbird +      ?Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza-H5N1. Recent developments in the EU
Urocissa erythrorhyncha Blue magpie  ?     +Blue Magpie tested for avian flu
Zosterops japonicus Japanese white-eye  ?     +Japanese White-eye tested for avian flu
Order: Pelecaniformes
Pelicanus sp. Pelican +      +Manin & Irza, ARRIAH, 2007. Pers. Comm.
Phalacrocorax carbo Great cormorant +      +OIE 2005, Disease Information Vol.18-no.21
Phalacrocorax niger Little cormorant +      ?ProMED 20041214.3303
Order: Phoenicopteriformes
Phoenicopterus ruber Greater flamingo  +     +Ellis et.al., 2004
Order: Strigiformes
Bubo nipalensis Spot-bellied eagle-owl  +     +FAO AIDE report #16
Ketupa ketupu Buffy fish-owl  +     +FAO AIDE report #16
Ketupa zeylonensis Brown fish-owl  +     +FAO AIDE report #16
Strix uralensis Spotted wood-owl  +     +FAO AIDE report #16
Order: Struthioniformes
Dromaius novaehollandiae Emu      + -Perkins and Swayne, 2003
Struthio camelus Ostrich  +     ?Influenza A virus (A/ostrich/HeNan/14/2002(H5N1)) nucleoprotein (NP) gene, partial cds.
Order: Psittaciformes
Melopsittacus undulatus Budgerigar      + +Perkins and Swayne, 2003
Order: Podicipediformes
Podiceps cristatus Great crested grebe +      +NCBI Sequence Viewer
Podicepts nigricollis Black-necked Grebe +      +H5N1 bird flu found in dead wild bird in Germany
Tachybaptus ruficollis Little grebe +      +OIE Dis Info v19 #17
Order: Diptera
Aldrichina grahami Blow fly +       Sawabe et al., 2006. Am J Trop Med Hyg 75:327.
Calliphora nigribarbis Blow fly +       Sawabe et al., 2006. Am J Trop Med Hyg 75:327.
Culex tritawniorhynchus Mosquito +       Barbazan et al., 2008. Vector-borne Zoo Dis 8:105.
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