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SUBMITTER: Nelson MI
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4690152 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nelson Martha I MI Wentworth David E DE Das Suman R SR Sreevatsan Srinand S Killian Mary L ML Nolting Jacqueline M JM Slemons Richard D RD Bowman Andrew S AS
The Journal of infectious diseases 20150804 2
The role of exhibition swine in influenza A virus transmission was recently demonstrated by >300 infections with influenza A(H3N2) variant viruses among individuals who attended agricultural fairs. Through active influenza A virus surveillance in US exhibition swine and whole-genome sequencing of 380 isolates, we demonstrate that exhibition swine are actively involved in the evolution of influenza A viruses, including zoonotic strains. First, frequent introduction of influenza A viruses from com ...[more]