Not exact matches
The swelling circles represent the amount of human - origin
influenza in
swine population, «
with the viral populations increasing first in Oklahoma and then in Minnesota and Iowa,» as pigs move from the south - central to the Midwest.
Nelson and her colleagues found that flu in pigs «follows long - distance
swine movements from the southern U.S. to the Midwest,»
with most of the human - origin H1N1 arriving at Midwest hog farms coming from the Southeast, and most of the
swine - origin H1N2 coming from the south - central U.S. And that means the Midwest, as the final destination for many of these pigs, is «likely to provide a reservoir for multiple genetically distinct variants to co-circulate and exchange segments via re-assortment because of the continual importation of
swine influenza viruses from other regions,» the researchers noted.
All
influenza viruses ultimately come from birds, and the paper begins the somewhat operatic and knotty story of this outbreak's origins
with an H1N1 first isolated in
swine in 1930, which itself was a close relative of the virus that caused the 1918 pandemic in humans.
The never - before - described virus did not involve the novel H1N1 but instead picked up the surface genes from the seasonal human H1N1 virus that has long infected humans and combined them
with what's known as the triple - reassortant
swine influenza.
A baby from San Luis Potosí in north - central Mexico was likely infected
with the 2009 H1N1
influenza virus on 24 February, making this the earliest case of
swine flu yet detected.
CDC researchers took ferrets never infected
with an
influenza virus and injected them
with this year's vaccine, which has an H1N1 component of human, not
swine, origin.
Protection of mice against lethal challenge
with 2009 H1N1
influenza A virus by 1918 - like and classical
swine H1N1 based vaccines
IRTA has also developed multiple animal and / or arthropod models to work
with zoonotic pathogens such as avian and
swine influenza, RVFV, MERS - coronavirus, West Nile virus and chikungunya virus.
Kitikoon P, Nilubol D, Vincent A, Yu S, Erickson B, Janke B, Hoover T, Sornsen S, Thacker E. Immune response and effect of maternal antibody interference on vaccination
with a bivalent
swine influenza vaccine.
When he noticed acute coughing in suckling and nursery pigs due to
swine influenza, he attacked the problem
with good planning, sound science and strong monitoring.
(21) Dr Ronald Schultz is quoted in Vet Med Today: «Immune - mediated disease has developed in human beings following vaccination, as was seen
with cases of Guillain - Barre syndrome following
swine flu vaccinations, and rheumatoid arthritis following
influenza vaccination».
Commenting on the current developments regarding the
swine influenza outbreak, Dr. Ghassan Aïdi, President of the International Hotel & Restaurant Association «IH&RA» informs on the importance of the safety and well - being of the hospitality industry and confirms that the IH&RA is working closely together
with the Tourism Emergency Response Network «TERN» partners, the United Nation World Tourism Organization «UNWTO», the World Health Organization «WHO» and sharing views on the matter on continuous basis.
And we really hope that the advice of the World Health Organization will be sufficient to stamp out the spread of
swine flu: «Individuals are advised to wash hands thoroughly
with soap and water on a regular basis and should seek medical attention if they develop any symptoms of
influenza - like illness.»