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Evidence for the natural transmission of influenza A virus from wild ducts to swine and its potential importance for man.

Bulletin of the World Health Organization ·Vol. 59 ·No. 1 ·1981-00-00 ·Pages 75-8

Pensaert M, Ottis K, Vandeputte J, Kaplan MM, Bachmann PA

Abstract

In 1979, epidemics of influenza occurred in pigs in Belgium from which were isolated strains of influenza A (Hsw1N1) virus antigenically closely related to Hsw1N1 strains previously isolated from ducks in North America and the Federal Republic of Germany. This finding is considered as the first supportive evidence that an influenza A virus in an avian species might have been transmitted to mammals.

MeSH Terms
Animals Bird Diseases/transmission Birds Ducks/microbiology Humans Influenza A virus/isolation & purification Influenza, Human/transmission Swine/microbiology Swine Diseases/transmission
Authors & Affiliations
5 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Pensaert M
Ottis K
Vandeputte J
Kaplan M M
Bachmann P A
References (4)
4 references, click to expand
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Article Info
Journal
Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Abbr.
Bull World Health Organ
ISSN
0042-9686
Published
1981-00-00
Pages
75-8
Language
English
Region
Switzerland
NLM ID
7507052
PMCID
PMC2396022
Subset
IM
External Links
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