The global antigenic diversity of swine influenza A viruses
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Journal Article
Abstract
Swine influenza presents a substantial disease burden for pig populations worldwide and poses a potential pandemic threat to humans. There is considerable diversity in both H1 and H3 influenza viruses circulating in swine due to the frequent introductions of viruses from humans and birds coupled with geographic segregation of global swine populations. Much of this diversity is characterized genetically but the antigenic diversity of these viruses is poorly understood. Critically, the antigenic diversity shapes the risk profile of swine influenza viruses in terms of their epizootic and pandemic potential. Here, using the most comprehensive set of swine influenza virus antigenic data compiled to date, we quantify the antigenic diversity of swine influenza viruses on a multi-continental scale. The substantial antigenic diversity of recently circulating viruses in different parts of the world adds complexity to the risk profiles for the movement of swine and the potential for swine-derived infections in humans.
Date Issued
2016-04-22
Date Acceptance
2016-03-23
Citation
eLife, 2016, 5
ISSN
2050-084X
Publisher
eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
Journal / Book Title
eLife
Volume
5
Copyright Statement
© 2016 Lewis et al. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/),which permits unrestricted use and redistribution provided that the original author and source are credited.
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Subjects
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Biology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine - Other Topics
PANDEMIC H1N1 INFLUENZA
BINDING SITE DETERMINE
EURASIAN AVIAN-LIKE
UNITED-STATES
GENETIC EVOLUTION
A(H1N1)PDM09 VIRUS
EUROPEAN SWINE
H3N2 VIRUSES
HUMAN-ORIGIN
US SWINE
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
e12217
Date Publish Online
2016-04-22