Influenza Virus Infection in Guinea Pigs Raised as Livestock, Ecuador

Leyva-Grado, Victor H.; Mubareka, Samira; Krammer, Florian; Cárdenas, Washington B.; Palese, Peter

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Influenza Virus Infection in Guinea Pigs Raised as Livestock, Ecuador

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Jul 2012
By Leyva-Grado, Victor H. ; Mubareka, Samira ; Krammer, Florian ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Leyva-Grado, Victor H. ; Mubareka, Samira ; Krammer, Florian ; Cárdenas, Washington B. ; Palese, Peter
Description:

To determine whether guinea pigs are infected with influenza virus in nature, we conducted a serologic study in domestic guinea pigs in Ecuador. Detection of antibodies against influenza A and B raises the question about the role of guinea pigs in the ecology and epidemiology of influenza virus in the region.
Subjects:

Animals Antibodies, Viral Guinea Pigs Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype Influenza B Virus Livestock Orthomyxoviridae Orthomyxoviridae Infections
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 18(7):1135-1138.
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Ecuador
Volume:

18
Issue:

7
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:49afe959f06d2363b55d6a9fe0c3335b2373be6b37e18c9d86b014c76b3e002a
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