Seroprevalence of influenza D virus in selected sample groups of Irish cattle, sheep and pigs

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Ir Vet J. 2019 Oct 29;72:11. doi: 10.1186/s13620-019-0150-8. eCollection 2019. Seroprevalence of influenza D virus in selected sample groups of Irish cattle, sheep and pigs.

O'Donovan T¹, Donohoe L¹, Ducatez MF², Meyer G², Ryan E³.
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1 Central Veterinary Research Laboratory, Celbridge, Co. Kildare Ireland. 2 INRA UMR 1225 IHAP-ENVT, 31076 Toulouse, France. 3 3Ruminant Animal Health Division, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Celbridge, Ireland.

Abstract

Influenza D virus (IDV) is a new member of the Orthomyxoviridae family. It was first reported in swine in 2011 and isolated from bovine samples received for routine respiratory disease diagnosis in Ireland during 2014-2016. The goal of this study was to determine the seroprevalence in selected populations of IDV in cattle, pigs and sheep. Results showed a high prevalence of IDV in cattle sampled at slaughter (94.6%) or for diagnostic reasons (64.9%), whereas prevelance in samples taken for diagnostic reasons from sheep (4.5%) and pigs (5.8%) was much lower. This study suggests that IDV is widespread in Irish cattle.
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KEYWORDS:

Cattle; Influenza; Respiratory; Surveillance; Virus

PMID: 31687130 PMCID: PMC6820949 DOI: 10.1186/s13620-019-0150-8
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