Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in Breeding Turkeys, Valparaiso, Chile

• Main Authors: Christian Mathieu, Valentina Moreno, Patricio Retamal, Alvaro Gonzalez, Alejandro Rivera, Jorge Fuller, Cecilia Jara, Claudio Lecocq, Miriam Rojas, Alfonso García, Marcela Vasquez, Michel Agredo, Cristian Gutiérrez, Hector Escobar, Rodrigo Fasce, Judith Mora, Julio García, Jorge Fernández, Claudio Ternicier, Patricia Avalos
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010-04-01
• Series: Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Subjects: Influenza; pandemic (H1N1) 2009; turkeys; viruses; Chile; dispatch
• Online Access: https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/4/09-1402_article

Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus was detected in breeding turkeys on 2 farms in Valparaiso, Chile. Infection was associated with measurable declines in egg production and shell quality. Although the source of infection is not yet known, the outbreak was controlled, and the virus was eliminated from the birds.