Open AccessNovel Human-like Influenza A Viruses Circulate in Swine in Mexico and Chile
Author(s) -
Martha I. Nelson,
Marie Culhane,
Albert Rovira,
Montserrat Torremorell,
Pedro Guerrero,
Julio Norambuena
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
plos currents
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.282
H-Index - 49
ISSN - 2157-3999
DOI - 10.1371/currents.outbreaks.c8b3207c9bad98474eca3013fa933ca6
Subject(s) - reassortment , hemagglutinin (influenza) , biology , pandemic , genetic diversity , phylogenetic tree , influenza a virus , virology , latin americans , genome , virus , phylogenetics , clade , evolutionary biology , genetics , covid-19 , gene , population , demography , medicine , infectious disease (medical specialty) , linguistics , philosophy , disease , pathology , sociology
Further understanding of the genetic diversity and evolution of influenza A viruses circulating in swine (IAV-S) is important for the development of effective vaccines and our knowledge of pandemic threats. Until recently, very little was known of IAV-S diversity in Latin America, owing to a lack of surveillance.