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Evidence that an Influenza A virus can jump from horses to camels
Date:
June 24, 2014
Source: University of Florida
Summary:
Evidence that an influenza A virus can jump from horses to camels has been found by scientists ? and humans could be next. ?Over the last 10 years, we?ve been amazed at all the cross-species jumps of influenza. Now we?re finding yet another,? said one researcher. Although there is no immediate risk, the inter-mammalian transmission of the virus is a major concern for public health researchers interested in controlling the threat of pandemic influenza...
...Journal Reference:
Myagmarsukh Yondon, Batsukh Zayat, Martha I. Nelson, Gary L. Heil, Benjamin D. Anderson, Xudong Lin, Rebecca A. Halpin, Pamela P. McKenzie, Sarah K. White, David E. Wentworth, Gregory C. Gray. Equine Influenza A(H3N8) Virus Isolated from Bactrian Camel, Mongolia. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2014; 20 (12) DOI: 10.3201/eid2012.140435
Evidence that an Influenza A virus can jump from horses to camels
Date:
June 24, 2014
Source: University of Florida
Summary:
Evidence that an influenza A virus can jump from horses to camels has been found by scientists ? and humans could be next. ?Over the last 10 years, we?ve been amazed at all the cross-species jumps of influenza. Now we?re finding yet another,? said one researcher. Although there is no immediate risk, the inter-mammalian transmission of the virus is a major concern for public health researchers interested in controlling the threat of pandemic influenza...
...Journal Reference:
Myagmarsukh Yondon, Batsukh Zayat, Martha I. Nelson, Gary L. Heil, Benjamin D. Anderson, Xudong Lin, Rebecca A. Halpin, Pamela P. McKenzie, Sarah K. White, David E. Wentworth, Gregory C. Gray. Equine Influenza A(H3N8) Virus Isolated from Bactrian Camel, Mongolia. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2014; 20 (12) DOI: 10.3201/eid2012.140435