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Volume 20, Number 3?March 2014
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Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 Virus Infection in Giant Pandas, China
Desheng Li, Ling Zhu, Hengmin Cui, Shanshan Ling, Shengtao Fan, Zhijun Yu, Yuancheng Zhou, Tiecheng Wang, Jun Qian, Xianzhu Xia, Zhiwen Xu, Yuwei Gao1Comments to Author , and Chengdong Wang1
Author affiliations: Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health, College of Veterinary Medicine of Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya?an, People?s Republic of China (D. Li, L. Zhu, H. Cui, Z. Xu); Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology Center of Sichuan Province, College of Veterinary Medicine of Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya?an (D. Li, L. Zhu, Y. Zhou, Z. Xu, C. Wang); China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda, Ya?an (D. Li, S. Ling, C. Wang); Research Center of Wildlife Disease, Key Laboratory of Jilin Province for Zoonosis Prevention and Control, Military Veterinary Research Institute of Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Changchun, People?s Republic of China (T. Wang, J. Qian, X. Xia, Y. Gao); Institute of Laboratory Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People?s Republic of China (S. Fan, Z. Yu)
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Abstract
We confirmed infection with influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 in giant pandas in China during 2009 by using virus isolation and serologic analysis methods. This finding extends the host range of influenza viruses and indicates a need for increased surveillance for and control of influenza viruses among giant pandas.
In April 2009, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the emergence of a novel strain of influenza A(H1N1) virus, which is now referred to as influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 or pH1N1. This virus rapidly affected countries worldwide and continues to circulate as a seasonal influenza virus. In addition to widespread infection of humans, reported have been published of pH1N1 virus infection in domestic and nondomestic animals, including cats, dogs, ferrets, swine, and several wildlife species (1?4). Here, we report a confirmed case of pH1N1 virus infection in giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) in China.
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http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/3/13-1531_article.htm
Dispatch
Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 Virus Infection in Giant Pandas, China
Desheng Li, Ling Zhu, Hengmin Cui, Shanshan Ling, Shengtao Fan, Zhijun Yu, Yuancheng Zhou, Tiecheng Wang, Jun Qian, Xianzhu Xia, Zhiwen Xu, Yuwei Gao1Comments to Author , and Chengdong Wang1
Author affiliations: Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health, College of Veterinary Medicine of Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya?an, People?s Republic of China (D. Li, L. Zhu, H. Cui, Z. Xu); Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology Center of Sichuan Province, College of Veterinary Medicine of Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya?an (D. Li, L. Zhu, Y. Zhou, Z. Xu, C. Wang); China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda, Ya?an (D. Li, S. Ling, C. Wang); Research Center of Wildlife Disease, Key Laboratory of Jilin Province for Zoonosis Prevention and Control, Military Veterinary Research Institute of Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Changchun, People?s Republic of China (T. Wang, J. Qian, X. Xia, Y. Gao); Institute of Laboratory Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People?s Republic of China (S. Fan, Z. Yu)
Suggested citation for this article
Abstract
We confirmed infection with influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 in giant pandas in China during 2009 by using virus isolation and serologic analysis methods. This finding extends the host range of influenza viruses and indicates a need for increased surveillance for and control of influenza viruses among giant pandas.
In April 2009, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the emergence of a novel strain of influenza A(H1N1) virus, which is now referred to as influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 or pH1N1. This virus rapidly affected countries worldwide and continues to circulate as a seasonal influenza virus. In addition to widespread infection of humans, reported have been published of pH1N1 virus infection in domestic and nondomestic animals, including cats, dogs, ferrets, swine, and several wildlife species (1?4). Here, we report a confirmed case of pH1N1 virus infection in giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) in China.
full article
http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/3/13-1531_article.htm