Potential Threats to Human Health from Eurasian Avian-Like Swine Influenza A(H1N1) Virus and Its Reassortants
Shuaiyong Wang, Feng Wen, Lingxue Yu, Juan Wang, Man-Zhu Wang, Jiecong Yan, Yanjun Zhou, Tong Wu, Tongling Shan, Guoxin Li, Hao Zheng, Changlong Liu, Ning Kong, Guangzhi Tong, Hai Yu
Abstract
During 2018-2020, we isolated 32 Eurasian avian-like swine influenza A(H1N1) viruses and their reassortant viruses from pigs in China. Genomic testing identified a novel reassortant H3N1 virus, which emerged in late 2020. Derived from G4 Eurasian H1N1 and H3N2 swine influenza viruses. This virus poses a risk for zoonotic infection.
Topics & Concepts
VirologyReassortmentInfluenza A virus subtype H5N1BiologyVirusH5N1 genetic structureInfluenza A virusCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)MedicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseasePathologyInfluenza Virus Research StudiesAnimal Disease Management and EpidemiologyViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology