Dear Editor,Influenza A viruses(IAVs)are responsible for significant respiratory illnesses in humans and a broad range of animal species.Repeated outbreaks and the rapid spread of genetically and antigenically distinc...Dear Editor,Influenza A viruses(IAVs)are responsible for significant respiratory illnesses in humans and a broad range of animal species.Repeated outbreaks and the rapid spread of genetically and antigenically distinct IAVs represent a considerable challenge for swine production.Pigs are susceptible to avian and human IAV infections and are considered“mixing vessels”where human,avian,and swine IAVs can recombine and generate novel reassortant influenza viruses with pandemic potential(Vincent et al.,2014).展开更多
基金supported by the Sustainable Agriculture Development Fund(SADF)granted by the Agriculture,Fisheries,and Conservation Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government(SADF Project 0009)The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.We would like to thank all the CityU ambulatory veterinary service staff who worked with the pig farmers in Hong Kong SAR.The sequences described in this study have been deposited in GenBank under accession numbers ON634684-ON634699.
文摘Dear Editor,Influenza A viruses(IAVs)are responsible for significant respiratory illnesses in humans and a broad range of animal species.Repeated outbreaks and the rapid spread of genetically and antigenically distinct IAVs represent a considerable challenge for swine production.Pigs are susceptible to avian and human IAV infections and are considered“mixing vessels”where human,avian,and swine IAVs can recombine and generate novel reassortant influenza viruses with pandemic potential(Vincent et al.,2014).
