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Characterization of H1N1 swine influenza viruses circulating in Canadian pigs in 2009.
Journal of virology - 1 Sept 2011
Nfon Charles K, Berhane Yohannes, Hisanaga Tamiko, Zhang Shunzhen, Handel Katherine, Kehler Helen, Labrecque Olivia, Lewis Nicola S, Vincent Amy L, Copps John, Alexandersen Soren, Pasick John
Abstract excerpt
The 2009 pandemic H1N1 (pH1N1), of apparent swine origin, may have evolved in pigs unnoticed because of insufficient surveillance. Consequently, the need for surveillance of influenza viruses circulating in pigs has received added attention. In this study we characterized H1N1 viruses isolated from Canadian pigs in 2009. Isolates from May 2009 were comprised of hemagglutinin and neuraminidase (NA) genes of...
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