Giuseppe
Emeritus
[Source: US National Library of Medicine, full page: (LINK). Abstract, edited.]
Vet Microbiol. 2013 Oct 28. pii: S0378-1135(13)00485-9. doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2013.10.012. [Epub ahead of print]
A serological survey of canine H3N2, pandemic H1N1/09 and human seasonal H3N2 influenza viruses in dogs in China.
Sun Y, Shen Y, Zhang X, Wang Q, Liu L, Han X, Jiang B, Wang R, Sun H, Pu J, Lin D, Xia Z, Liu J.
Source: Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology and Zoonosis, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Abstract
Influenza viruses have been isolated from dogs in China; however, the extent of influenza infection among dogs is not yet clear. Here, we examined the seroprevalence of avian-origin canine H3N2, pandemic H1N1/09 and human seasonal H3N2 influenza viruses in pet dogs in China during January 2012 to June 2013. The seropositivity rate of canine H3N2, H1N1/09 and human H3N2 were 3.5%, 1.5%, and 1.2%, respectively. Dogs aged 2-5 years were most commonly seropositive to canine H3N2 virus. It is worth noting that two serum samples were positive against both canine H3N2 and H1N1/09 viruses, suggesting the possibility of coinfection with both viruses. Our findings emphasize the necessity for continued surveillance of influenza viruses in dogs in China.
Copyright ? 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
KEYWORDS: Antibodies, Dog, Influenza
PMID: 24239170 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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Vet Microbiol. 2013 Oct 28. pii: S0378-1135(13)00485-9. doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2013.10.012. [Epub ahead of print]
A serological survey of canine H3N2, pandemic H1N1/09 and human seasonal H3N2 influenza viruses in dogs in China.
Sun Y, Shen Y, Zhang X, Wang Q, Liu L, Han X, Jiang B, Wang R, Sun H, Pu J, Lin D, Xia Z, Liu J.
Source: Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology and Zoonosis, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Abstract
Influenza viruses have been isolated from dogs in China; however, the extent of influenza infection among dogs is not yet clear. Here, we examined the seroprevalence of avian-origin canine H3N2, pandemic H1N1/09 and human seasonal H3N2 influenza viruses in pet dogs in China during January 2012 to June 2013. The seropositivity rate of canine H3N2, H1N1/09 and human H3N2 were 3.5%, 1.5%, and 1.2%, respectively. Dogs aged 2-5 years were most commonly seropositive to canine H3N2 virus. It is worth noting that two serum samples were positive against both canine H3N2 and H1N1/09 viruses, suggesting the possibility of coinfection with both viruses. Our findings emphasize the necessity for continued surveillance of influenza viruses in dogs in China.
Copyright ? 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
KEYWORDS: Antibodies, Dog, Influenza
PMID: 24239170 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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