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Diversity of influenza viruses in swine and the emergence of a novel human pandemic influenza A (H1N1).
Influenza and other respiratory viruses - 1 Sept 2009
Brockwell-Staats Christy, Webster Robert G, Webby Richard J
Abstract excerpt
The novel H1N1 influenza virus that emerged in humans in Mexico in early 2009 and transmitted efficiently in the human population with global spread has been declared a pandemic strain. Here we review influenza infections in swine since 1918 and the introduction of different avian and human influenza virus genes into swine influenza viruses of North America and Eurasia. These introductions often result in viruses...
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