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Molecular Evidence of Influenza A Virus Circulation in African Dromedary Camels Imported to Saudi Arabia, 2017-2018.


ABSTRACT: Little is known about influenza A viruses in dromedaries. Here, we detected influenza A viral RNA in 11 specimens (1.7 %) out of 665 nasal swabs collected from dromedaries between 2017 and 2018 in Saudi Arabia. Positive samples were detected only in imported camels from Sudan and Djibouti but not local ones. Partial genome sequencing indicates a close relationship to 2009-2019 human/swine influenza A H1N1 isolates from different countries, suggesting possible interspecies transmission. Taken together, dromedaries could represent a potentially unrecognized permissive host for these viruses, highlighting the need for enhanced surveillance in animals to aid implementation of one-health strategies.

SUBMITTER: Alghamdi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6767964 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Molecular Evidence of Influenza A Virus Circulation in African Dromedary Camels Imported to Saudi Arabia, 2017-2018.

Alghamdi Abdulaziz A   Hassan Ahmed M AM   Tolah Ahmed M AM   Alamari Sawsan S SS   Alzahrani Abdulrahman A AA   Alsaaidi Ghaleb A GA   Abujamel Turki S TS   Azhar Esam I EI   Hashem Anwar M AM  

Open forum infectious diseases 20190930 10


Little is known about influenza A viruses in dromedaries. Here, we detected influenza A viral RNA in 11 specimens (1.7 %) out of 665 nasal swabs collected from dromedaries between 2017 and 2018 in Saudi Arabia. Positive samples were detected only in imported camels from Sudan and Djibouti but not local ones. Partial genome sequencing indicates a close relationship to 2009-2019 human/swine influenza A H1N1 isolates from different countries, suggesting possible interspecies transmission. Taken tog  ...[more]

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