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Table VI.

Cost-effectiveness of the different methods of surveillance for HPAI H5N1 in wild waterbirds on Lake Constance from September 2006 to August 2007; calculated as the mean monthly cost divided by the mean monthly probability of detection (Euros/%CSe); mode with 5th and 95th percentiles in brackets are shown.

September–April May–August
Found dead 603 (507–1 446) 831 (531–1 416)
Trap 194 285 (165 000–336 000) 59 071 (53 100–93 200)
Hunt 50 249 (41 587–56 021)
Sentinel 9 786 (8 990–18 600) 11 073 (10 000–24 400)
Swan Catch 164 231 (158 000–857 000) 51 736 (50 400–476 000)
Bycatch 7 340 (6 050–11 700) 6 248 (5 540–10 600)