In shot ducks, mean AIV infection rates were 15% and 5% during the 2008/2009 and the 2009/2010 hunting seasons, respectively ( Table 2) . During these two periods the maximum monthly infection rates (respectively 20% and 16%) were observed in September (Table 2 ). All the involved strains were LPAIV but an important proportion of these were of the H5 subtype (2008/ 2009:17%; 2009/2010:30%). No H7 or H10N7 subtype was detected in AIV found in shot ducks.