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Reoccurrence of Suspected Human‐to‐Turkey Transmission of H1N1 Pandemic 2009 Virus in Turkey Breeder Flocks in Ontario and Manitoba, 2016
Author(s) -
Berhane Y.,
Ojkic D.,
Pople N.,
Lung O.,
Pasick J.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
transboundary and emerging diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.392
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1865-1682
pISSN - 1865-1674
DOI - 10.1111/tbed.12566
Subject(s) - flock , biosecurity , pandemic , outbreak , transmission (telecommunications) , influenza a virus subtype h5n1 , breeder (animal) , virology , public health , influenza a virus , virus , environmental health , biology , geography , veterinary medicine , covid-19 , medicine , disease , ecology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , nursing , pathology , electrical engineering , engineering , archaeology , blanket
Summary Soon after the emergence of 2009 pandemic H1N1, the first outbreaks in breeder turkey operations were reported that implicated human‐to‐turkey transmission. In the spring of 2016, the reoccurrence of 2009 pandemic H1N1 lineage viruses infecting breeder turkey flocks in Ontario and Manitoba, Canada, also implicated human‐to‐turkey transmission. In addition to raising concerns over biosecurity and vaccine failures, these cases once again raise the issue of whether turkeys have the potential to act as a bridge species to generate novel influenza A virus reassortants with public health implications.