H1N1 virus found in turkeys
Mon Nov 30, 2009 5:53pm EST http://www.reuters.com/article/internal_ReutersNewsRoom_ExclusivesAndWins_MOLT/idUSTRE5AT5P720091130
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The pandemic H1N1 flu virus was confirmed in a flock of breeder turkeys in Virginia -- the first U.S. case involving turkeys, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Monday.
The virus also has been found in hogs, three house cats, pet ferrets and a cheetah in California. USDA said infections of turkeys have been reported in Canada and Chile.
"This is the first detection of 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza in turkeys in the United States
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Related: H1N1 has also been detected among pigs in Norway and Finland
Mon Nov 30, 2009 5:53pm EST http://www.reuters.com/article/internal_ReutersNewsRoom_ExclusivesAndWins_MOLT/idUSTRE5AT5P720091130
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The pandemic H1N1 flu virus was confirmed in a flock of breeder turkeys in Virginia -- the first U.S. case involving turkeys, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Monday.
The virus also has been found in hogs, three house cats, pet ferrets and a cheetah in California. USDA said infections of turkeys have been reported in Canada and Chile.
"This is the first detection of 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza in turkeys in the United States
....
Related: H1N1 has also been detected among pigs in Norway and Finland