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01-06-2016 | Short Communication

Proposed Surveillance for Influenza A in Feral Pigs

Authors: Antonia E. Dalziel, Heidi A. Peck, Aeron C. Hurt, Julie Cooke, Phillip Cassey

Published in: EcoHealth | Issue 2/2016

Abstract

Pigs carry receptors for both avian- and human-adapted influenza viruses and have previously been proposed as a mixing and amplification vessel for influenza. Until now, there has been no investigation of influenza A viruses within feral pigs in Australia. We collected samples from feral pigs in Ramsar listed wetlands of South Australia and demonstrated positive antibodies to influenza A viruses. We propose feral pigs, and their control programs, as an available resource for future surveillance for influenza A viruses.

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Title: Proposed Surveillance for Influenza A in Feral Pigs
Authors: Antonia E. Dalziel
Heidi A. Peck
Aeron C. Hurt
Julie Cooke
Phillip Cassey
Publication date: 01-06-2016
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: EcoHealth / Issue 2/2016
Print ISSN: 1612-9202
Electronic ISSN: 1612-9210
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-016-1126-8

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