Skip to content
Home
About Us
Resources
Profiles Metrics
Authors Directory
Institutions Directory
Top Authors
Top Institutions
Top Sponsors
AI Digest
Contact Us
Menu
Home
About Us
Resources
Profiles Metrics
Authors Directory
Institutions Directory
Top Authors
Top Institutions
Top Sponsors
AI Digest
Contact Us
Home
About Us
Resources
Profiles Metrics
Authors Directory
Institutions Directory
Top Authors
Top Institutions
Top Sponsors
AI Digest
Contact Us
Menu
Home
About Us
Resources
Profiles Metrics
Authors Directory
Institutions Directory
Top Authors
Top Institutions
Top Sponsors
AI Digest
Contact Us
Publication Details
AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
Pandemic A/H1N1/2009 influenza virus in Swine, Cameroon, 2010
Veterinary Microbiology, Volume 156, No. 1-2, Year 2012
Notification
URL copied to clipboard!
Description
Although swine origin A/H1N1/2009 influenza virus (hereafter " pH1N1') has been detected in swine in 20 countries, there has been no published surveillance of the virus in African livestock. The objective of this study was to assess the circulation of influenza A viruses, including pH1N1 in swine in Cameroon, Central Africa. We collected 108 nasal swabs and 98 sera samples from domestic pigs randomly sampled at 11 herds in villages and farms in Cameroon. pH1N1 was isolated from two swine sampled in northern Cameroon in January 2010. Sera from 28% of these herds were positive for influenza A by competitive ELISA and 92.6% of these swine showed cross reactivity with pandemic A/H1N1/2009 influenza virus isolated from humans. These results provide the first evidence of this virus in the animal population in Africa. In light of the significant role of swine in the ecology of influenza viruses, our results call for greater monitoring and study in Central Africa. © 2011 Elsevier B.V.
Authors & Co-Authors
Njabo, Kevin Yana
United States, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
Fuller, Trevon L.
United States, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
Chasar, Anthony C.
United States, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
Pollinger, John P.
United States, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
Cattoli, Giovanni
Italy, Legnaro
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Delle Venezie
Terregino, Calogero
Italy, Legnaro
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Delle Venezie
Monne, Isabella
Italy, Legnaro
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Delle Venezie
Reynes, Jean Marc
Cameroon, Yaounde
Centre Pasteur du Cameroun
Njouom, Richard
Cameroon, Yaounde
Centre Pasteur du Cameroun
Smith, Thomas Bates
United States, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
Statistics
Citations: 43
Authors: 10
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.vetmic.2011.09.003
ISSN:
03781135
e-ISSN:
18732542
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
Cameroon