Data from: Satellite telemetry tracks flyways of Asian Openbill storks in relation to H5N1 avian influenza spread and ecological change

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Ratanakorn P, Suwanpakdee S, Wiriyarat W, Eiamampai K, Chaichoune K, Wiratsudakul A, Sariya L, Puthavathana P. 2018. Data from: Satellite telemetry tracks flyways of Asian Openbill storks in relation to H5N1 avian influenza spread and ecological change. Movebank Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.5441/001/1.1j802v05
Abstract
Background: Asian Openbills, Anastomus oscitans, have long been known to migrate from South to Southeast Asia for breeding and nesting. In Thailand, the first outbreak of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) infection in the Openbills coincided with the outbreak in the poultry. Therefore, the flyways of Asian Openbills was determined to study their role in the spread of H5N1 HPAI virus to poultry and wild birds, and also within their flocks. Results: Flyways of 5 Openbills from 3 colonies were monitored using Argos satellite transmitters with positioning by Google Earth Programme between 2007 and 2013. None of the Openbills tagged with satellite telemeters moved outside of Thailand. Their home ranges or movement areas varied from 1.6 to 23,608 km2 per month (95% utility distribution). There was no positive result of the viral infection from oral and cloacal swabs of the Openbills and wild birds living in the vicinity by viral isolation and genome detection during 2007 to 2010 whereas the specific antibody was not detected on both Openbills and wild birds by using microneutralization assay after 2008. The movement of these Openbills did not correlate with H5N1 HPAI outbreaks in domestic poultry but correlated with rice crop rotation and populations of the apple snails which are their preferred food. Viral spread within the flocks of Openbills was not detected. Conclusions: This study showed that Openbills played no role in the spread of H5N1 HPAI virus, which was probably due to the very low prevalence of the virus during the monitoring period. This study revealed the ecological factors that control the life cycle of Asian Openbills.
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Anastomus oscitans, animal movement, animal tracking, Argos, Asian openbill stork, avian influenza, flyway, H5N1, satellite telemetry, Thailand
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@misc{001/1_1j802v05,
  title = {Data from: Satellite telemetry tracks flyways of Asian Openbill storks in relation to H5N1 avian influenza spread and ecological change},
  author = {Ratanakorn, P and Suwanpakdee, S and Wiriyarat, W and Eiamampai, K and Chaichoune, K and Wiratsudakul, A and Sariya, L and Puthavathana, P},
  year = {2018},
  URL = {http://dx.doi.org/10.5441/001/1.1j802v05},
  doi = {doi:10.5441/001/1.1j802v05},
  publisher = {Movebank data repository}
}
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AU  - Ratanakorn, Parntep
AU  - Suwanpakdee, Sarin
AU  - Wiriyarat, Witthawat
AU  - Eiamampai, Krairat
AU  - Chaichoune, Kridsada
AU  - Wiratsudakul, Anuwat
AU  - Sariya, Ladawan
AU  - Puthavathana, Pilaipan
Y1  - 2018/11/19
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KW  - Anastomus oscitans
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