Influenza A Virus Infections in Dromedary Camels, Nigeria and Ethiopia, 2015-2017.

Autor: Chu DKW, Perera RAPM, Ali A, Oladipo JO, Mamo G, So RTY, Zhou Z, Chor YY, Chan CK, Belay D, Tayachew A, Mengesha M, Regassa F, Lam NT, Poon LLM, Peiris M
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Emerging infectious diseases [Emerg Infect Dis] 2020 Jan; Vol. 26 (1), pp. 173-176.
DOI: 10.3201/eid2601.191165
Abstrakt: We examined nasal swabs and serum samples acquired from dromedary camels in Nigeria and Ethiopia during 2015-2017 for evidence of influenza virus infection. We detected antibodies against influenza A(H1N1) and A(H3N2) viruses and isolated an influenza A(H1N1)pdm09-like virus from a camel in Nigeria. Influenza surveillance in dromedary camels is needed.
Databáze: MEDLINE