Swine Influenza in Sri Lanka

Authors :: Geethani Wickramasinghe
Siu K. Ma
Hiroshi Nishiura
Joseph S. M. Peiris
Yi Guan
Leo L.M. Poon
David K. Smith
C. L. Cheung
Aluthgama K. C. Perera
Harsha K. K. Perera
N.P. Sunil-Chandra
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 19, Iss 3, Pp 481-484 (2013), Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Year :: 2013
Publisher :: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2013.
Abstract: To study influenza viruses in pigs in Sri Lanka, we examined samples from pigs at slaughterhouses. Influenza (H3N2) and A(H1N1)pdm09 viruses were prevalent during 2004-2005 and 2009-2012, respectively. Genetic and epidemiologic analyses of human and swine influenza viruses indicated 2 events of A(H1N1)pdm09 virus spillover from humans to pigs.

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