Molecular Evidence of Influenza A Virus Circulation in African Dromedary Camels Imported to Saudi Arabia, 2017–2018 | Zendy

Abdulaziz Alghamdi | Zendy; Ahmed M. Hassan | Zendy; Ahmed M. Tolah | Zendy; Sawsan S. Alamari | Zendy; Abdulrahman A Alzahrani | Zendy; Ghaleb A. Alsaaidi | Zendy; Turki S. Abujamel | Zendy; Esam I. Azhar | Zendy; Anwar M. Hashem | Zendy

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Molecular Evidence of Influenza A Virus Circulation in African Dromedary Camels Imported to Saudi Arabia, 2017–2018

Author(s) -

Abdulaziz Alghamdi,

Ahmed M. Hassan,

Ahmed M. Tolah,

Sawsan S. Alamari,

Abdulrahman A Alzahrani,

Ghaleb A. Alsaaidi,

Turki S. Abujamel,

Esam I. Azhar,

Anwar M. Hashem

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

open forum infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546

H-Index - 35

ISSN - 2328-8957

DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofz370

Subject(s) - virus , virology , transmission (telecommunications) , pandemic , host (biology) , medicine , human mortality from h5n1 , human influenza , biology , influenza a virus , genome , veterinary medicine , covid-19 , gene , ecology , disease , genetics , infectious disease (medical specialty) , electrical engineering , engineering

Little is known about influenza A viruses in dromedaries. Here, we detected influenza A viral RNA in 11 specimens (1.7 %) out of 665 nasal swabs collected from dromedaries between 2017 and 2018 in Saudi Arabia. Positive samples were detected only in imported camels from Sudan and Djibouti but not local ones. Partial genome sequencing indicates a close relationship to 2009–2019 human/swine influenza A H1N1 isolates from different countries, suggesting possible interspecies transmission. Taken together, dromedaries could represent a potentially unrecognized permissive host for these viruses, highlighting the need for enhanced surveillance in animals to aid implementation of one-health strategies.

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