Swine Influenza (H3N2) Infection in a Child and Possible Community Transmission, Canada

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Robinson, Joan L. ; Lee, Bonita E. ; Patel, Jagdish ; Bastien, Nathalie ; Grimsrud, Karen ; Seal, Robert F. ; King, Robin ; Marshall, Frank ; Li, Yan
• Description:
  An influenza A virus (H3N2) of probable swine origin, designated A/Canada/1158/2006, was isolated from a 7-month-old hospitalized child who lived on a communal farm in Canada. The child recovered uneventfully. A serosurvey that used a hemagglutination-inhibition assay for A/Canada/1158/2006 was conducted on 54 of the 90 members of the farm. Seropositivity was demonstrated in the index patient, 4 of 7 household members, and 4 of 46 nonhousehold members; none had a history of hospital admission for respiratory illness in the preceding year. Serologic evidence for this strain of swine influenza was also found in 1 of 10 pigs (12 weeks-6 months of age) on the farm. Human infection with swine influenza virus is underrecognized in Canada, and because viral strains could adapt or reassort into a form that results in efficient human-to-human transmission, routine surveillance of swine workers should be considered as part of pandemic influenza preparedness.
• Subjects:
  Adult Animals Antigens, Viral Child Child, Preschool Environmental Exposure Female Humans Infant Influenza, Human Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype Male Occupational Exposure Orthomyxoviridae Infections Serologic Tests Swine Swine Diseases Zoonoses

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 13(12):1865-1870.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Canada
• Volume:
  13
• Issue:
  12
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:7b136a72866b522322414bd82eb2bf293768f0b96c1d067344b49e094566c914
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/16859/cdc_16859_DS1.pdf
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