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1 April 2013 EXPOSURE TO SWINE H1 AND H3 AND AVIAN H5 AND H9 INFLUENZA A VIRUSES AMONG FERAL SWINE IN SOUTHERN CHINA, 2009
Jing Luo, Guoying Dong, Kai Li, Zongji Lv, Xiaowei Huo, Hongxuan He
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Abstract

Swine play an important role in the disease ecology of influenza. Swine may provide the potential for mixed infections and genetic reassortment between avian, human, and porcine influenza viruses. We investigated the prevalence of antibodies to swine H1 and H3 influenza viruses and avian H5 and H9 influenza viruses in feral swine in southern China. Serum samples were collected from 31 feral swine harvested in 2009 in southern China. Of 31 serum samples tested, 14 (45%) had detectable antibody to H1 influenza virus and 23 (74%) were positive for H3 subtype. The antibody prevalence against both the swine H1 virus and the swine H3 virus was 45% (14/31). Five samples were reactive with both H1 and N1 subtype viruses, suggesting exposure to H1N1 viruses. All the sera tested were negative for avian H5 and H9 influenza viruses. Further investigations of influenza virus exposure of feral swine are needed to clarify their role in influenza ecology.

Jing Luo, Guoying Dong, Kai Li, Zongji Lv, Xiaowei Huo, and Hongxuan He "EXPOSURE TO SWINE H1 AND H3 AND AVIAN H5 AND H9 INFLUENZA A VIRUSES AMONG FERAL SWINE IN SOUTHERN CHINA, 2009," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 49(2), 375-380, (1 April 2013). https://doi.org/10.7589/2012-03-079
Received: 11 March 2012; Accepted: 1 October 2012; Published: 1 April 2013
KEYWORDS
avian influenza
feral swine
influenza
seroprevalence
Southern China
Sus scrofa
swine influenza
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