Equine Influenza A(H3N8) Virus Isolated from Bactrian Camel, Mongolia

Equine Influenza A(H3N8) Virus Isolated from Bactrian Camel, Mongolia

Because little is known about the ecology of influenza viruses in camels, 460 nasal swab specimens were collected from healthy (no overt illness) Bactrian camels in Mongolia during 2012. One specimen was positive for influenza A virus (A/camel/Mongolia/335/2012[H3N8]), which is phylogenetically rela...

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Main Authors: Myagmarsukh Yondon, Batsukh Zayat, Martha I. Nelson, Gary L. Heil, Benjamin D. Anderson, Xudong Lin, Rebecca A. Halpin, Pamela McKenzie, Sarah K. White, David Wentworth, Gregory C. Gray
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
influenza A virus
Mongolia
interspecies transmission
Camelus bactrianus
Bactrian camel
viruses
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/12/14-0435_article

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