Characterization of a Canadian Mink H3N2 Influenza A Virus Isolate Genetically Related to Triple Reassortant Swine Influenza Virus | Zendy

Carl A. Gag | Zendy; Grant Spearman | Zendy; A Hamel | Zendy; Dale L. Godson | Zendy; Audrey Fortin | Zendy; G Fontaine | Zendy; Donald Tremblay | Zendy

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Characterization of a Canadian Mink H3N2 Influenza A Virus Isolate Genetically Related to Triple Reassortant Swine Influenza Virus

Author(s) -

Carl A. Gag,

Grant Spearman,

A Hamel,

Dale L. Godson,

Audrey Fortin,

G Fontaine,

Donald Tremblay

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

journal of clinical microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349

H-Index - 255

eISSN - 1070-633X

pISSN - 0095-1137

DOI - 10.1128/jcm.01228-08

Subject(s) - mink , virology , virus , biology , population , influenza a virus , h5n1 genetic structure , orthomyxoviridae , veterinary virology , medicine , infectious disease (medical specialty) , covid-19 , disease , ecology , environmental health , pathology

In 2007, an H3N2 influenza A virus was isolated from Canadian mink. This virus was found to be phylogenetically related to a triple reassortant influenza virus which emerged in Canadian swine in 2005, but it is antigenically distinct. The transmission of the virus from swine to mink seems to have occurred following the feeding of animals with a ration composed of uncooked meat by-products of swine obtained from slaughterhouse facilities. Serological analyses suggest that the mink influenza virus does not circulate in the swine population. Presently, the prevalence of influenza virus in Canadian farmed and wild mink populations is unknown. The natural occurrence of influenza virus infection in mink with the presence of clinical signs is a rare event that deserves to be reported.

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