Swine Influenza in Sri Lanka

Swine Influenza in Sri Lanka

To study influenza viruses in pigs in Sri Lanka, we examined samples from pigs at slaughterhouses. Influenza (H3N2) and A(H1N1)pdm09 viruses were prevalent during 2004–2005 and 2009–2012, respectively. Genetic and epidemiologic analyses of human and swine influenza viruses indicated 2 events of A(H1...

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Main Authors: Harsha K. K. Perera, Geethani Wickramasinghe, Chung L. Cheung, Hiroshi Nishiura, David K. Smith, Leo L. M. Poon, Aluthgama K. C. Perera, Siu K. Ma, Narapiti P. Sunil-Chandra, Yi Guan, Joseph S. M. Peiris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
swine influenza
Sri Lanka
epidemiology
viruses
spillover
ecology
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/3/12-0945_article

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