Open AccessEvidence of reassortment of pandemic H1N1 influenza virus in swine in Argentina: are we facing the expansion of potential epicenters of influenza emergence?
Author(s) -
Pereda Ariel,
Rimondi Agustina,
Cappuccio Javier,
Sanguinetti Ramon,
Angel Matthew,
Ye Jianqiang,
Sutton Troy,
Dibárbora Marina,
Olivera Valeria,
Craig Maria I.,
Quiroga Maria,
Machuca Mariana,
Ferrero Andrea,
Perfumo Carlos,
Perez Daniel R.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
influenza and other respiratory viruses
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.743
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1750-2659
pISSN - 1750-2640
DOI - 10.1111/j.1750-2659.2011.00246.x
Subject(s) - reassortment , pandemic , virology , virus , public health , population , influenza a virus , human mortality from h5n1 , pandemic influenza , biology , covid-19 , medicine , environmental health , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , nursing , pathology
Please cite this paper as: Pereda et al. (2011) Evidence of reassortment of pandemic H1N1 influenza virus in swine in Argentina: are we facing the expansion of potential epicenters of influenza emergence? Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses 5(6), 409–412. In this report, we describe the occurrence of two novel swine influenza viruses (SIVs) in pigs in Argentina. These viruses are the result of two independent reassortment events between the H1N1 pandemic influenza virus (H1N1pdm) and human‐like SIVs, showing the constant evolution of influenza viruses at the human–swine interface and the potential health risk of H1N1pdm as it appears to be maintained in the swine population. It must be noted that because of the lack of information regarding the circulation of SIVs in South America, we cannot discard the possibility that ancestors of the H1N1pdm or other SIVs have been present in this part of the world. More importantly, these findings suggest an ever‐expanding geographic range of potential epicenters of influenza emergence with public health risks.