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The global antigenic diversity of swine influenza A viruses

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Editor, Senior Moderator
Elife. 2016 Apr 15;5. pii: e12217. doi: 10.7554/eLife.12217.
[h=1]The global antigenic diversity of swine influenza A viruses.[/h] Lewis NS[SUP]1[/SUP], Russell CA[SUP]2[/SUP], Langat P[SUP]3[/SUP], Anderson TK[SUP]4[/SUP], Berger K[SUP]2[/SUP], Bielejec F[SUP]5[/SUP], Burke DF[SUP]1[/SUP], Dudas G[SUP]6[/SUP], Fonville JM[SUP]1[/SUP], Fouchier RA[SUP]6[/SUP], Kellam P[SUP]3[/SUP], Koel BF[SUP]7[/SUP], Lemey P[SUP]5[/SUP], Nguyen T[SUP]8[/SUP], Nuansrichy B[SUP]9[/SUP], Peiris JM[SUP]10[/SUP], Saito T[SUP]11[/SUP], Simon G[SUP]12[/SUP], Skepner E[SUP]1[/SUP], Takemae N[SUP]11[/SUP]; ESNIP3 consortium, Webby RJ[SUP]13[/SUP], Van Reeth K[SUP]14[/SUP], Brookes SM[SUP]15[/SUP], Larsen L[SUP]16[/SUP], Watson SJ[SUP]3[/SUP], Brown IH[SUP]15[/SUP], Vincent AL[SUP]4[/SUP].
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[h=3]Author information[/h]

[h=3]Abstract[/h] Swine influenza presents a substantial disease burden for pig populations worldwide and poses a potential pandemic threat to humans. There is considerable diversity in both H1 and H3 influenza viruses circulating in swine due to the frequent introductions of viruses from humans and birds coupled with geographic segregation of global swine populations. Much of this diversity is characterized genetically but the antigenic diversity of these viruses is poorly understood. Critically, the antigenic diversity shapes the risk profile of swine influenza viruses in terms of their epizootic and pandemic potential. Here, using the most comprehensive set of swine influenza virus antigenic data compiled to date, we quantify the antigenic diversity of swine influenza viruses on a multi-continental scale. The substantial antigenic diversity of recently circulating viruses in different parts of the world adds complexity to the risk profiles for the movement of swine and the potential for swine-derived infections in humans.


[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] epidemiology; global health; human; infectious disease; influenza; microbiology; pandemic; swine; virus

PMID: 27113719 [PubMed - in process] PMCID: PMC4846380 Free PMC Article
 
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