Article
Initial incursion of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza A virus into European pigs.
The Veterinary record - 22 May 2010
Welsh M D, Baird P M, Guelbenzu-Gonzalo M P, Hanna A, Reid S M, Essen S, Russell C, Thomas S, Barrass L, McNeilly F, McKillen J, Todd D, Harkin V, McDowell S, Choudhury B, Irvine R M, Borobia J, Grant J, Brown I H
Abstract excerpt
The initial incursion of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza A virus (pH1N1) into a European pig population is reported. Diagnosis of swine influenza caused by pandemic virus was made during September 2009 following routine submission of samples for differential diagnosis of causative agents of respiratory disease, including influenza A virus. All four pigs (aged six weeks) submitted for investigation from a pig herd...
Topics
- Animals
- Disease Transmission, Infectious
- Europe
- Genotype
- Humans
- Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype
- Influenza, Human
- Orthomyxoviridae Infections
- Swine
- Swine Diseases
