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Influenza Research and Treatment
Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 565787, 6 pages
doi:10.1155/2011/565787Research ArticlePathological Findings and Distribution of Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Virus in Lungs from Naturally Infected Fattening Pigs in NorwayMette Valheim,1 Hans Gamlem,1 Britt Gjerset,1 Anna Germundsson,1 and Bj?rn Lium21Department of Laboratory Services, Norwegian Veterinary Institute, Pb 750 Sentrum, N-0106 Oslo, Norway
2Department of Health Surveillance, Norwegian Veterinary Institute, Pb 750 Sentrum, N-0106 Oslo, NorwayReceived 15 September 2011; Accepted 25 October 2011Academic Editor: Alicia Solorzano Copyright ? 2011 Mette Valheim et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
The Norwegian pig population was considered free from influenza A virus infections until the first case of porcine pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 virus infection in October 2009. Human to pig transmission of virus was suspected. Unusual lung lesions were observed in fattening pigs, with red, lobular, multifocal to coalescing consolidation, most frequently in the cranial, middle, and accessory lobes. The main histopathological findings were epithelial degeneration and necrosis, lymphocyte infiltration in the epithelial lining and lamina propria of small bronchi and bronchioles, and peribronchial and peribronchiolar lymphocyte infiltrations. Infection with pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 virus was confirmed by real-time RT-PCR and immunohistochemical detection of influenza A virus nucleoprotein in the lesions. This investigation shows that natural infection with the pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 virus induces lung lesions similar to lesions described in experimental studies and natural infections with other swine-adapted subtypes of influenza A viruses.
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Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 565787, 6 pages
doi:10.1155/2011/565787Research ArticlePathological Findings and Distribution of Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Virus in Lungs from Naturally Infected Fattening Pigs in NorwayMette Valheim,1 Hans Gamlem,1 Britt Gjerset,1 Anna Germundsson,1 and Bj?rn Lium21Department of Laboratory Services, Norwegian Veterinary Institute, Pb 750 Sentrum, N-0106 Oslo, Norway
2Department of Health Surveillance, Norwegian Veterinary Institute, Pb 750 Sentrum, N-0106 Oslo, NorwayReceived 15 September 2011; Accepted 25 October 2011Academic Editor: Alicia Solorzano Copyright ? 2011 Mette Valheim et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
The Norwegian pig population was considered free from influenza A virus infections until the first case of porcine pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 virus infection in October 2009. Human to pig transmission of virus was suspected. Unusual lung lesions were observed in fattening pigs, with red, lobular, multifocal to coalescing consolidation, most frequently in the cranial, middle, and accessory lobes. The main histopathological findings were epithelial degeneration and necrosis, lymphocyte infiltration in the epithelial lining and lamina propria of small bronchi and bronchioles, and peribronchial and peribronchiolar lymphocyte infiltrations. Infection with pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 virus was confirmed by real-time RT-PCR and immunohistochemical detection of influenza A virus nucleoprotein in the lesions. This investigation shows that natural infection with the pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 virus induces lung lesions similar to lesions described in experimental studies and natural infections with other swine-adapted subtypes of influenza A viruses.
full text
http://www.hindawi.com/journals/irt/2011/565787/