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Ecohealth. 2016 May 12. [Epub ahead of print]
Proposed Surveillance for Influenza A in Feral Pigs.
Dalziel AE1, Peck HA2, Hurt AC2, Cooke J3, Cassey P4.
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Abstract
Pigs carry receptors for both avian- and human-adapted influenza viruses and have previously been proposed as a mixing and amplification vessel for influenza. Until now, there has been no investigation of influenza A viruses within feral pigs in Australia. We collected samples from feral pigs in Ramsar listed wetlands of South Australia and demonstrated positive antibodies to influenza A viruses. We propose feral pigs, and their control programs, as an available resource for future surveillance for influenza A viruses.
KEYWORDS:
Australia; Feral pigs; Influenza A
PMID: 27174429 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Proposed Surveillance for Influenza A in Feral Pigs.
Dalziel AE1, Peck HA2, Hurt AC2, Cooke J3, Cassey P4.
Author information
Abstract
Pigs carry receptors for both avian- and human-adapted influenza viruses and have previously been proposed as a mixing and amplification vessel for influenza. Until now, there has been no investigation of influenza A viruses within feral pigs in Australia. We collected samples from feral pigs in Ramsar listed wetlands of South Australia and demonstrated positive antibodies to influenza A viruses. We propose feral pigs, and their control programs, as an available resource for future surveillance for influenza A viruses.
KEYWORDS:
Australia; Feral pigs; Influenza A
PMID: 27174429 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]