Human and swine. Medical search. Frequent questions

Researchers in China have identified an influenza virus called G4 that can infect both pigs and humans. (medicalnewstoday.com)
Research led by Honglei Sun at China Agricultural University (CAU) in Beijing has identified such a strain in pigs that has already begun to infect humans. (medicalnewstoday.com)
These findings add to mounting evidence that managing influenza A infection in people who work with swine can help prevent transmission to pigs, and subsequently reduce the risk of spread back to humans. (scitechdaily.com)
The authors add: "Controlling influenza A virus infection in humans can minimize spillover of viruses into pigs and reduce the diversity of viruses circulating in swine populations. (scitechdaily.com)
Limiting virus diversity in pigs can minimize the emergence of novel viruses and the potential for swine-to-human transmission of influenza A virus. (scitechdaily.com)
Scientists in China say the strain, which emerged recently, is carried by pigs but can infect humans. (fox5dc.com)
African swine fever (ASF) is a highly contagious viral disease of pigs which is currently spreading across Asia, eastern and central Europe. (plantbasednews.org)
Swine flu, a type of influenza caused by a new strain of the H1N1 Type A influenza virus has originated from the pigs. (medindia.net)
The government later said that culling the pigs, an action deemed unnecessary by the World Health Organisation because pigs were not transmitting the disease to humans, was a public hygiene measure aimed at cleaning up pig breeding in general. (medindia.net)
The strain normally infected pigs and was rarely seen in humans. (popsci.com)
Swine are susceptible to avian, human and swine flus, and these virus can circulate inside pigs for varying lengths of time with no signs of illness. (popsci.com)
Swine influenza is a respiratory disease of pigs caused by type A influenza viruses that regularly cause outbreaks of influenza in pigs. (cdc.gov)
The main swine influenza viruses circulating in U.S. pigs in recent years have been, swine triple reassortant (tr) H1N1 influenza virus, trH3N2 virus, and trH1N2 virus. (cdc.gov)
An outbreak of African swine flu has been reported in Kanichar village in this north Kerala district, following which the district Collector ordered culling of pigs in two farms there. (ndtv.com)
The Assam government has imposed a ban on the entry of poultry and pigs in the state from other states following the outbreak of Avian Influenza and African Swine Fever in some states of the country. (ndtv.com)
The administration has culled over 700 pigs amid the African Swine Flu scare in Madhya Pradesh's Damoh district in the last two days, a veterinary doctor said. (ndtv.com)
Culling of pigs in two private farms in Kanichar panchayat of Kannur district to prevent spread of African swine fever, which was recently reported in Kannur, was completed today. (ndtv.com)
Researchers at the Pirbright Institute investigated the adaptive immune response of pigs to swine influenza virus and identified T cells which are important for fighting infection and for long term protection. (cabi.org)
African swine fever is a viral disease that only infects pigs, not people - so it is not a public health threat nor a food safety concern. (nzpork.co.nz)
African swine fever is a viral disease of pigs and wild boar that is usually deadly. (foodnavigator.com)
CROATIA - This is follow up report No.5 via OIE on the Classical Swine Fever outbreak in domestic pigs in Croatia. (thepigsite.com)
The current H1N1 swine flu strain has genetic roots in an illness that sickened pigs at the 1918 Cedar Rapids Swine Show in Iowa, report experts. (sciencedaily.com)
The current H1N1 swine flu strain has genetic roots in an illness that sickened pigs at the 1918 Cedar Rapids Swine Show in Iowa, report infectious disease experts at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health in the New England Journal of Medicine . (sciencedaily.com)
At the same time the 1918 flu pandemic was rapidly spreading among humans, pigs were hit with a respiratory illness that closely resembled symptoms seen in people," said senior author Donald S. Burke, M.D., dean, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health. (sciencedaily.com)
Swine Influenza, or Swine Flu, is a highly contagious respiratory disease that originated with pigs and is caused by one of many strains of the Influenza A virus. (projectswole.com)
Swine Flu is spread among pigs by direct and indirect contact, however, in many parts of the world pigs are vaccinated against Swine Flu. (projectswole.com)
Such has been the recent proliferation of the A(H1N1) influenza virus - dubbed `swine flu' because of its apparent origin from pigs - that WHO declared an emergency meeting on 11 June to discuss whether it should be classified a pandemic and taken to the sixth and last of its alert phases. (afrik-news.com)
Swine flu is a form of influenza that started in pigs. (coastalcourier.com)
Antigenic characterization of an H3N2 swine influenza virus isolated from pigs with proliferative and necrotizing pneumonia in Quebec. (microbiologyresearch.org)
Genetic reassortment between avian and human influenza A viruses in Italian pigs. (microbiologyresearch.org)
We quantified antigenic distances between swine H3N2 and human seasonal vaccine strains from 1973 to 2014 using a panel of monovalent antisera raised in pigs in hemagglutination inhibition (HI) assays. (bvsalud.org)
IMPORTANCE Human H3N2 influenza A viruses spread to pigs in North America in the 1990s and more recently in the 2010s. (bvsalud.org)
Animals involved in RESTV outbreaks in the Philippines were non-human primates and domestic pigs. (who.int)
1,10,12,13 It has been hypothesized that ongoing, undetected RESTV infections and replication in pigs and other animals could result in the emergence of more pathogenic viruses in humans and/or livestock. (who.int)

The researchers identified a total of 179 swine influenza viruses, including G4, which began to predominate in the samples from 2016 onward. (medicalnewstoday.com)
The scientists write that this level of infectivity "greatly enhances the opportunity for virus adaptation in humans and raises concerns for the possible generation of pandemic viruses. (medicalnewstoday.com)
The work comes as a salutary reminder that we are constantly at risk of new emergence of zoonotic pathogens and that farmed animals, with which humans have greater contact than with wildlife, may act as the source for important pandemic viruses. (medicalnewstoday.com)
Transmission of influenza viruses into the human population requires surmounting biological barriers to cross-species infection," says biochemist Jennifer Doudna, the principal investigator for this research. (scienceblog.com)
For example, we now have a new genetic marker to monitor that might help predict the ability of influenza viruses to enter the human population. (scienceblog.com)
The processes regulating emergence of viruses into the human population involve a complex interplay between virus and host," Doudna says, "and understanding the mechanisms by which influenza viruses acquire the ability to infect multiple species is imperative to controlling future outbreaks. (scienceblog.com)
Whenever influenza viruses are circulating in poultry, sporadic infections or small clusters of human cases are possible, especially in people exposed to infected household poultry or contaminated environments. (flutrackers.com)
Reference: "Reverse-zoonoses of 2009 H1N1 pandemic influenza A viruses and evolution in United States swine results in viruses with zoonotic potential" by Alexey Markin, Giovana Ciacci Zanella, Zebulun W. Arendsee, Jianqiang Zhang, Karen M. Krueger, Phillip C. Gauger, Amy L. Vincent Baker and Tavis K. Anderson, 27 July 2023, PLOS Pathogens . (scitechdaily.com)
A new genetic study finds just how closely related human and pig flu viruses were during a 2012 outbreak. (popsci.com)
Swine are susceptible to avian, human and swine flus, which makes them a great meet-market for flu viruses to exchange genetic material. (popsci.com)
Influenza viruses that commonly circulate in swine are called "swine influenza viruses" or "swine flu viruses. (cdc.gov)
Like human influenza viruses, there are different subtypes and strains of swine influenza viruses. (cdc.gov)
CDC works to improve global control and prevention of seasonal and novel influenza, including swine influenza viruses, and works to improve influenza pandemic preparedness and response. (cdc.gov)
Swine flu viruses have been known for decades. (coastalcourier.com)
We report here the isolation of swine influenza A viruses with haemagglutinin and nucleoprotein genes which are virtually identical to those of the human virus that circulated in 1975. (microbiologyresearch.org)
Evolution of influenza A virus nucleoprotein genes: Implications for the origins of HINI human and classical swine viruses. (microbiologyresearch.org)
Antigenic Distance between North American Swine and Human Seasonal H3N2 Influenza A Viruses as an Indication of Zoonotic Risk to Humans. (bvsalud.org)
Influenza viruses cause epidemic disease (influenza virus types A and B) and sporadic disease (type C) in humans. (medscape.com)
A(H1N2) variant viruses and one human case of infection with an influenza A(H3N2) variant virus were reported officially.3 One additional human case of infection with an influenza A(H1N1)v virus was detected. (who.int)
The overall public health risk from currently known influenza viruses at the human-animal interface has not changed, and the likelihood of sustained human-to-human transmission of these viruses remains low. (who.int)
Human infections with viruses of animal origin are expected at the human-animal interface wherever these viruses circulate in animals. (who.int)
1. What is the likelihood that additional human cases of infection with avian influenza A(H5) viruses will occur? (who.int)
Most human cases were exposed to A(H5) viruses through contact with infected poultry or contaminated environments, including live poultry markets. (who.int)
Since the viruses continue to be detected in animals and environments, further human cases can be expected. (who.int)
2. What is the likelihood of human-to-human transmission of avian influenza A(H5) viruses? (who.int)
Even though small clusters of A(H5) virus infections have been reported previously including those involving healthcare workers, current epidemiological and virological evidence suggests that influenza A(H5) viruses have not acquired the ability of sustained transmission among humans, thus the likelihood is low. (who.int)

At the moment swine flu is rated only a "moderate" pandemic by WHO standards but it could worsen as temperatures cool, making conditions better for the virus. (nextbigfuture.com)
In 2009 and 2010, a pandemic caused by pdm09 resulted in thousands of human deaths around the world. (scitechdaily.com)
Will the Largest Bird Flu Outbreak in History Lead to a Human Pandemic? (scitechdaily.com)
FOX NEWS - Chinese researchers have reportedly identified a new strain of the swine flu that has the potential to become a pandemic. (fox5dc.com)
The last swine flu pandemic began in Mexico in 2009 but was not as deadly as initially feared. (fox5dc.com)
The 2009 swine flu pandemic vaccines were influenza vaccines developed to protect against the pandemic H1N1/09 virus. (wikipedia.org)
Human unfamiliarity with this new swine version is troubling because lack of immunity is a primary prerequisite for a pandemic. (carnegiecouncil.org)
Earlier this week, the World Health Organization raised its pandemic alert level to 5 (out of 6), indicating widespread human infection of an animal influenza capable of causing community-level outbreaks. (carnegiecouncil.org)
In preparing for a pandemic, appropriate trials to assess safety and the immune responses have been carried out on vaccines very similar to the swine flu vaccine. (checktheevidence.com)
the supposed Swine Flu Pandemic. (checktheevidence.com)
It's appalling that if you go to the Ministry of Health or Beehive websites there is nothing easy to find about how we as individuals should be reacting to the swine flu pandemic (plenty of info on the Jobs[sic] Summit though). (thestandard.org.nz)
In November IDPH determined it was swine flu, but not the pandemic H1N1 but a swine-origin H3N2. (scienceblogs.com)
Like the pandemic swine H1N1, which has a seasonal counterpart H1N1, this swine-origin H3N2 has a seasonal H3N2 counterpart. (scienceblogs.com)
September was when pandemic H1N1 was being actively transmitted and circulating in the community, so one wonders what would have happened if this swine H3N2 had appeared 6 months earlier, in virgin soil, without any competition from H1N1. (scienceblogs.com)
Does swine flu spread to 74 countries make it pandemic? (afrik-news.com)
A disease is classified as pandemic when its transmission between humans becomes widespread in two regions of the world. (afrik-news.com)
The WHO says "an influenza pandemic is caused by a virus that is either entirely new or has not circulated recently and widely in the human population. (afrik-news.com)
Of the four pandemic strains of human influenza A virus observed this century, the 1977 virus strain was very similar in all genes to a 1950 isolate. (microbiologyresearch.org)
HI assays using ferret antisera demonstrated that swine lineages from the 1990s and 2010s had significant fold reductions compared to the homologous HI titer of the nearest pandemic preparedness candidate vaccine virus (CVV) or seasonal vaccine strain . (bvsalud.org)
Additionally, pandemic preparedness vaccine strains demonstrated a loss of similarity to contemporary swine strains . (bvsalud.org)
Antigenic assessment of swine H3N2 provides critical information for pandemic preparedness and candidate vaccine development . (bvsalud.org)
The H1N1 influenza A virus is a rela- the characteristics of confirmed cases of ease Control and Prevention for the tively new virus of swine origin that can H1N1 is of prime importance to adopt detection of pandemic H1N1 virus, as spread quickly and has the potential to effective prevention and controlling recommended by World Health Or- cause a worldwide pandemic [1-3]. (who.int)

Initially, all the manufacturers except MedImmune - which uses a different process - struggled with low yields when making swine flu vaccine, with most companies only getting about 30 percent of the usual yield of seasonal flu strains. (nextbigfuture.com)
Today's version is thought to be a combination of bird, human, and swine strains. (carnegiecouncil.org)
The company says the reports will enable the center to monitor the spread of both the H1N1 influenza virus (commonly referred to as Swine Flu) and seasonal influenza strains. (massdevice.com)
Tamiflu or Relenza have both shown to be effective against the recently reported strains of Swine Flu. (projectswole.com)
Genogroup VIII, found in five of the six countries, had the highest degree of homology (up to 66% at the amino acid level) to human sapovirus strains. (lu.se)
We propose that human-like H3N2 influenza A strains may remain invariant for long periods in swine, which may serve as a reservoir for human pandemics. (microbiologyresearch.org)
Swine H3N2 strains were subsequently associated with zoonotic infections , highlighting the need to understand the risk of endemic swine IAV to humans . (bvsalud.org)
Swine H3N2 lineages retained the closest antigenic similarity to human vaccine strains from the decade of incursion. (bvsalud.org)
Swine lineages from the 1990s were antigenically more similar to human vaccine strains of the mid-1990s but had substantial distance from recent human vaccine strains . (bvsalud.org)
In contrast, lineages from the 2010s were closer to human vaccine strains from 2011 and 2014 and the most antigenically distant from human vaccine strains prior to 2007. (bvsalud.org)
We identified swine strains to which humans are likely to lack population immunity or are not protected against by a current human seasonal vaccine or CVV to use in prioritizing future human CVV strain selection. (bvsalud.org)
The evolution of H3N2 in swine led to a reduced similarity to human seasonal H3N2 and the vaccine strains used to protect human populations . (bvsalud.org)
We quantified the antigenic phenotypes and found that North American swine H3N2 lineages retained more antigenic similarity to historical human vaccine strains from the decade of incursion but had substantial differences compared to recent human vaccine strains . (bvsalud.org)
Finally, human sera revealed that although these adults had antibodies against human H3N2 strains , many had limited immunity to swine H3N2, especially older adults born before 1970. (bvsalud.org)

Then, in 2012, healthcare workers across the U.S. reported 309 human cases of influenza A (H3N2) variant, also known as H3N2v. (popsci.com)
Most commonly, Swine Flu is of the H1N1 Influenza subtype, although they can sometimes come from H1N2, H3N1, and H3N2. (projectswole.com)
human seasonal H3N2 introductions occurred in the 1990s and 2010s and were maintained in North American swine . (bvsalud.org)
The assessment of postinfection and postvaccination human serum cohorts demonstrated limited cross-reactivity to swine H3N2 from the 1990s, especially in older adults born before the 1970s. (bvsalud.org)

Swiss drugmaker Novartis has begun injecting its swine flu vaccine into people in the company's first human tests, a spokesman said Wednesday. (nextbigfuture.com)
Novavax made swine flu vaccine at its new manufacturing facility in Rockville using technology that significantly reduces the time it takes to make a vaccine. (nextbigfuture.com)
The current seasonal flu vaccine does not protect against swine flu, as its H1 is different from the typical H1 against which humans have so far been immunized. (carnegiecouncil.org)
There is a vaccine available to protect against swine flu. (medlineplus.gov)
However, the UK will be in the fortunate position of being able to offer protection to those most at risk from swine flu once the vaccine becomes available. (checktheevidence.com)
A vaccine to combat African swine fever could be produced based on research carried out by ANSES's Ploufragan-Plouzané-Niort Laboratory. (anses.fr)

Farmscape for December 8, 2023 Full Interview 21:04 Listen Research conducted with funding provided by Swine Innovation Porc shows increasing the inclusion of lysine in the diets of first parity gilts will help stimulate the formation of milk producing. (swineweb.com)
Farmscape for December 5, 2023 Feature Report Listen Dr. Matheus Costa 22:12 Listen SHIC-AASV Webinar 1:37:31 Listen An assistant professor with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine warns, humans harboring the bacteria that causes Streptococcus zooepidemicus could. (swineweb.com)

We have identified an adaptive mutation in the swine origin H1N1 influenza A virus - a pair of amino acid variants termed the 'SR polymorphism' - that enhance replication, and potentially pathogenesis of the virus in humans. (scienceblog.com)

In their paper, the scientists warn that existing flu vaccines are unlikely to protect human populations from G4. (medicalnewstoday.com)
The researchers found that most human-to-swine transmission events were isolated, but a few led to the sustained circulation of different pdm09 genetic lineages among swine in the U.S. These swine-circulating variants appeared to be genetically poor matches for human seasonal vaccines, suggesting that the vaccines would have provided scant protection against them. (scitechdaily.com)
the vaccines produced which are claimed to give immunity to the swine flu will not do so and in fact will result in massive loss of life. (checktheevidence.com)
the government must cease and desist from the course of action which will result in the genocide of the population from vaccines containing swine flu weaponized virus. (checktheevidence.com)

Is the U.S. Ready for an African Swine Fever Outbreak? (scitechdaily.com)
El Salvador said it would ban all imports of pork products Sunday, as cases of the highly contagious African swine fever in the Dominican Republic sparked fears of a wider regional outbreak. (ndtv.com)
US President Donald Trump on Thursday (local time) slammed Democratic rival Joe Biden stating that he had no plan in handling the coronavirus situation and criticized the former vice president for how he handled the H1N1 swine flu outbreak during the Obama administration. (ndtv.com)
Details of Petition: "the swine flu outbreak from mexico was not an accident it was an act of bioterrorism. (checktheevidence.com)
The European Union has been experiencing an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) since 2014. (anses.fr)

Feral hogs, also called feral swine, may vary in shape and color. (mo.gov)
It could have come from Wildlife Services experts in any one of 39 states and Guam who are part of a national effort to create a feral swine genetic archive. (wildlife.org)
Inside the box are hair samples from feral swine. (wildlife.org)
Comprised of at least 30 hairs each, the samples provide NWRC geneticists with enough DNA to genotype or "genetically fingerprint" individual feral swine. (wildlife.org)
While they may not seem like much, these hairs will help scientists identify and distinguish among current feral swine populations as well as determine their origins. (wildlife.org)
Samples are collected opportunistically as part of operational efforts to control feral swine damage. (wildlife.org)
Geneticists are also beginning to compare the genetics of emerging feral swine populations with potential source populations (including domestic breeds and wild boar) to help identify the origins of new populations. (wildlife.org)
For instance, did an emerging feral swine population in Michigan originate from Texas or Canada? (wildlife.org)
As the genetic archive continues to grow, NWRC experts will soon have the necessary sample sizes to address questions about local or regional processes that influence feral swine expansion and their impacts on native ecosystems. (wildlife.org)
Persons desiring to trap feral swine must have a valid hunting or trapping license and a free Feral Swine Trapping Permit issued by the NCWRC. (ncwildlife.org)
Landholders and other licensed exempt individuals are not required to possess a hunting or trapping license but must have a Feral Swine Trapping Permit in order to trap. (ncwildlife.org)
Persons trapping feral swine must also follow Statewide Trapping Rules/Regulations . (ncwildlife.org)
There is no closed season and no bag limits for trapping feral swine. (ncwildlife.org)
Individuals assisting with feral swine trapping activities must have a copy of the trapping permit in their possession in the absence of the permit holder. (ncwildlife.org)
Only box and corral traps are legal for trapping feral swine under the Feral Swine Trapping Permit. (ncwildlife.org)
The Feral Swine Trapping Permit Number must be displayed on all traps. (ncwildlife.org)
Feral swine traps must be constructed in a manner such that a non-target animal can easily be released or can escape without harm. (ncwildlife.org)
Feral swine must be euthanized while in the trap and may not be removed alive from any trap. (ncwildlife.org)
The Feral Swine Trapping Permit does not grant access to trap feral swine on NC Game Lands. (ncwildlife.org)
In addition to this permit and all other required licenses, written permission to trap feral swine on Game Lands must be obtained from NCWRC. (ncwildlife.org)
Individuals that wish to trap feral swine on their lands for depredation purposes can use the Feral Swine Trapping Permit to conduct those activities. (ncwildlife.org)
Depredation Permits may allow the trapping of feral swine outside of the above parameters. (ncwildlife.org)
The goal of recent legislative changes and rule modifications is to make it easier to remove feral swine from the landscape and to prevent relocation and establishment of feral swine in areas they do not currently exist. (ncwildlife.org)
The WRC will continue to evaluate opportunities to facilitate aggressive removal of feral swine. (ncwildlife.org)

this new man made swine flu virus is actually based on the 1918 spanish flu and contains human, bird and swine flu never before seen any where in the world. (checktheevidence.com)

The pdm09 strain of influenza A has jumped from humans to swine approximately 370 times since 2009, leading to the evolution of variants that have then crossed back to humans. (scitechdaily.com)
The new strain, of which they found evidence among people who work in Chinese slaughterhouses, can grow and multiply in the cells lining human airways. (fox5dc.com)
Egypt, whose 80 million people make it the Arab world's most populous country, is already struggling with the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu, and says it is not taking the swine flu lightly. (medindia.net)
In 2009 a strain of swine flu called H1N1 infected many people around the world. (medlineplus.gov)
In addition, all of the cases recorded across the state were more than 99.5 percent similar to one another genetically, indicating that it was just one flu strain that took residence in humans and swine alike. (popsci.com)
Canadian health authorities on Wednesday reported the country's first case of a human infected with the H1N2 virus, a rare strain of swine flu. (ndtv.com)
Early experiments confirmed that this 1918 swine virus and a human strain emerged about the same time. (sciencedaily.com)
Careful study of the genetic origin of the 1977 strain showed that it was not the Fort Dix strain, but, surprisingly, was related closely to a 1950 human strain. (sciencedaily.com)
The re-emerged 1977 H1N1 strain has continued to circulate among humans as seasonal flu for the past 32 years. (sciencedaily.com)

In the lab, the researchers showed that the virus was able to infect cultures of human epithelial cells that line the airways of the lungs. (medicalnewstoday.com)
The virus also had the ability to infect ferrets, which researchers often use to model human influenza, and to transmit from animal to animal via tiny airborne droplets called aerosols. (medicalnewstoday.com)
A new biological pathway by which the H1N1 flu virus can make the jump from swine to humans has been discovered by researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California, Berkeley. (scienceblog.com)
Early test results indicate that a heretofore unknown mutation in one of the H1N1 genes may have played an important role in transmitting the virus into humans. (scienceblog.com)
She and Andrew Mehle, a post-doctoral fellow in her research group, have published a paper on this research in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ( PNAS ) titled: Adaptive strategies of the influenza virus polymerase for replication in humans. (scienceblog.com)
Earlier work by Doudna and Mehle with avian influenza had shown that a mutation in the viral protein PB2 - whereby glutamic acid is replaced at a certain position on the amino acid chain with lysine - enables the virus to jump from birds to humans. (scienceblog.com)
In their investigation, Mehle and Doudna found that the 2009 H1N1 virus has acquired the SR polymorphism in its PB2 protein that enhances polymerase activity in human cells. (scienceblog.com)
To confirm that the SR polymorphism was a new pathway for the virus to infect humans, they introduced the mutation into the PB2 protein of the avian influenza. (scienceblog.com)
As with swine influenza, the polymerase activity and viral replication of the avian virus became enhanced in humans. (scienceblog.com)
The fact that all of the 2009 H1N1 isolates contain this second mutation supports the notion that it is important for transmission into humans, although we don't yet know the relative importance of the changes in the polymerase versus mutations elsewhere in the virus. (scienceblog.com)
Viral RNA was extracted using either QIAcube with QIAamp 96 Virus QIAcube HT kit (QIAGEN, https://www.qiagen.com) for human nasal swabs or MagMax Express magnetic particle processor with MagMax-96 viral RNA isolation kit (Thermo Fisher, https://www.thermofisher.com) for swine samples according to the manufacturer's instructions. (cdc.gov)
This report is the first in Mexico of the prevalence of antibodies to swine influenza virus in humans. (cdc.gov)
From 2003 through 7 October 2013, 641 laboratory-confirmed human cases with avian influenza A(H5N1) virus infection have been officially reported to WHO from 15 countries. (flutrackers.com)
Since the last WHO Influenza at the Human Animal Interface update on 26 August 2013, four new laboratory-confirmed human cases of influenza A(H5N1) virus infection were reported to WHO from Cambodia (3)and Indonesia (1). (flutrackers.com)
As influenza A(H5N1) virus is thought to be circulating widely in poultry in Cambodia and Indonesia, additional sporadic human cases or small clusters might be expected in the future. (flutrackers.com)
Since the last update of 26 August 2013, China has reported no new cases of human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus , but reported one death in a previously reported case. (flutrackers.com)
As of 7 October 2013, 135 human cases of influenza A(H7N9) virus infection were reported to WHO. (flutrackers.com)
Since then, as demonstrated in prior studies, pdm09 has repeatedly passed from humans to swine, and circulation of the virus among swine leads to evolutionary changes in pdm09 that could make it more likely to cross back and infect humans. (scitechdaily.com)
They also investigated how these interspecies events may have affected the genetic diversity of the virus in swine and the risk of subsequent human infection. (scitechdaily.com)
Robert Webster, an influenza investigator, told Science magazine it's "a guessing game" if the new virus will evolve to transmit between humans. (fox5dc.com)
So far ASF does not affect humans but if the virus were to mutate it would be a very different story. (plantbasednews.org)
So what, exactly, is Influenza virus A subtype H1N1, commonly known as swine flu? (carnegiecouncil.org)
Swine flu is an infection caused by a virus. (medlineplus.gov)
The virus is contagious and can spread from human to human. (medlineplus.gov)
CDC data on the most current case counts for variant flu virus infections in humans reported in the United States. (cdc.gov)
African swine fever virus (ASFV) is an acute and persistent swine virus with a high economic burden that encodes multiple genes to evade host immune response. (mdpi.com)
Spatial, temporal and molecular dynamics of swine influenza virus-specific CD8 tissue resident memory T cells. (cabi.org)
Description: Qualitativeindirect ELISA kit for measuring Classical Swine Fever Virus Antibody (IgG) in samples from serum. (mitokor.com)
In a positive development for the Canadian swine industry, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has recently lifted a previously imposed order that mandated certification for Seneca Valley virus in sows from a Manitoba assembly yard before crossing the. (swineweb.com)
twelve out of 50 samples taken from different pig categories in the affected farm were positive for classical swine fever virus. (thepigsite.com)
You signed a petition asking the Prime Minister to "Ban the use of swine flu vaccinations due to the fact the vaccinations contain a man made weaponized swine flu virus which will cause death or serious injury to members of the public. (checktheevidence.com)
Communicate * Ask the PM * from the PM * e-Petitions * Petition Responses Monday 28 September 2009 Noswinevaccine - epetition response We received a petition asking: "We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to ban the use of swine flu vaccinations due to the fact the vaccinations contain a man made weaponized swine flu virus which will cause death or serious injury to members of the public. (checktheevidence.com)
the swine flu virus is a man made bioweapon. (checktheevidence.com)
In the paper, Dr. Burke and lead author Shanta M. Zimmer, M.D., assistant professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, describe the temporary "extinction" of the H1N1 virus from humans in 1957 and its subsequent re-emergence 20 years later. (sciencedaily.com)
The authors also go on to explain that the danger posed by a virus isn't based solely on its lethality, but also on its transmissibility, which is the ability to jump from animals to humans and to survive by mutating to adapt to its new human host. (sciencedaily.com)
There are three types of influenza virus in humans, A, B and C. Types A and B are responsible for annual outbreaks. (pasteur.fr)
Researchers first isolated the Swine Flu virus in a pig back in 1930. (projectswole.com)
Phase 5 is characterized by the human-to-human spread of the virus in at least two countries in one WHO region. (afrik-news.com)
We have also found serological evidence that this virus is circulating extensively in Quebec swine herds. (microbiologyresearch.org)
Evolution of the H3 influenza virus hemagglutinin from human and nonhuman hosts. (microbiologyresearch.org)
Prevalence of antibodies to swine influenza virus, porcine adenovirus type 4 and Haemophilus pleuropneumoniae in Quebec pig farms with respiratory problems. (microbiologyresearch.org)
I. Serological evidence of infection in swine in Great Britain with an influenza A virus antigenically like human Hong Kong/68 virus. (microbiologyresearch.org)
Swine influenza virus. (medscape.com)
RÉSUMÉ Peu de temps après les premières détections de cas d'infection par le virus de la grippe pandémique (H1N1) au Mexique, un nouveau système de surveillance du virus H1N1 a été mis en place dans l'Émirat d'Abu Dhabi en mai 2009. (who.int)
All human infections caused by a new influenza subtype are required to be reported under the International Health Regulations (IHR, 2005).4 This includes any influenza A virus that has demonstrated the capacity to infect a human and its haemagglutinin gene (or protein) is not a mutated form of those, i.e. (who.int)
Since the last risk assessment on 21 May 2021, one new laboratory-confirmed human case of influenza A(H5N6) virus infection was reported from China to WHO on 30 May 2021. (who.int)
Peñas J, Miranda ME, de los Reyes VC, Sucaldito MN, Magpantay R. Risk assessment of Ebola Reston virus in humans in the Philippines. (who.int)
RÉSUMÉ La présente étude visait à évaluer l'épidémiologie des cas suspectés d'infection par le virus de la grippe pandémique A(H1N1) en 2009-2010 dans la province du Kurdistan, une province frontalière de la République islamique d'Iran. (who.int)
The virus was first detected in humans study aimed to evaluate the prevalence designed questionnaire containing in Islamic Republic of Iran in 2009. (who.int)

Sapoviruses are commonly circulating and endemic agents in swine herds throughout Europe. (lu.se)
Has an informed professional judgement based on the known medical history, symptoms and individual circumstances of the source, human or animal, and endemic conditions determined that there is only minimal likelihood that pathogens are present? (who.int)

Swine flu is the name commonly given to a new form of flu. (medindia.net)

The scary part is that when the flu spreads person to person, instead of from animals to humans, it can continue to mutate, making it harder to treat or fight because people have no natural immunity. (projectswole.com)

The antigenic relationships of the human and swine IAV were investigated by hemagglutination inhibition (HI) assays using panels of post-infection ferret and swine antisera raised against representative human and swine IAV (see Appendix Table 1 and S2). (cdc.gov)

1,2 Although three filoviruses have been identified in animals in Asia, 3,4 RESTV is the only filovirus isolated from Asia that is known to infect humans. (who.int)

GE Healthcare and the Centers For Disease Control struck a one-year deal to set up what the healthcare conglomerate calls a "real-time" monitor of Swine Flu activity in the United States. (massdevice.com)
From 1976 until 2005, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) received roughly one report every year or two of humans with Swine Flu. (projectswole.com)

People do not normally get swine flu, but human infections can and do happen. (medlineplus.gov)
Phases 1-3 are predominantly animal infections with very few human infections. (afrik-news.com)
Approach to Parasitic Infections Human parasites are organisms that live on or in a person and derive nutrients from that person (its host). (msdmanuals.com)

Feral hogs damage property and can spread disease to humans, pets, and livestock. (mo.gov)
Further, recommendations are made to help promote sustainability of the livestock industry within the context of maintaining good stewardship of our environmental and human capital. (cdc.gov)

More generally, this is just another reason for urgent investment in human and animal surveillance for influenza and other zoonotic diseases (a zoonotic disease is one humans get from animals). (scienceblogs.com)

By practicing good hygiene such as washing hands, and notifying a doctor if influenza symptoms appear, people can have an appreciable impact on the spread of swine flu. (carnegiecouncil.org)
Symptoms of swine flu in people are similar to the symptoms of regular human flu and include fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. (medlineplus.gov)
What are the symptoms of Swine Flu? (projectswole.com)
Along with the respiratory symptoms that come with typical seasonal human flu, Swine Flu is more likely to include diarrhea and vomiting. (projectswole.com)

Some porcine sapoviruses are genetically related to human caliciviruses, which has raised public health concerns over animal reservoirs and the potential cross-species transmission of sapoviruses. (lu.se)
Studies on relationships between human and porcine influenza. (microbiologyresearch.org)

Photograph of electrophoretic gel for determining the specificity of a PCR assay for detecting DNA of M suis in human and swine blood samples, with DNA from other microorganisms used for reference. (avma.org)
Human IgG antibody Laboratories manufactures the african swine fever assay reagents distributed by Genprice. (mitokor.com)
The African Swine Fever Assay reagent is RUO (Research Use Only) to test human serum or cell culture lab samples. (mitokor.com)

Signs of African Swine Fever often include high fever, decreased appetite, weakness and general lethargy. (nzpork.co.nz)
African Swine Fever (ASF) is a devastating disease occurring for the first time in certain eastern areas of the European Union (EU), according to EFSA (European Food Safety Authority). (foodnavigator.com)
Epidemiological analyses of African swine fever in the European Union', EFSA claims the persistence of the disease in wild boar and the limited number of control measures available represents a challenge for the whole EU agricultural sector, in particular the pig farming industry. (foodnavigator.com)
Typical signs of ASF are similar to swine fever. (foodnavigator.com)
This method was used for classical swine fever in the early 2000s and eradicated the disease from areas of France where it was present. (anses.fr)

Maybe this is just another of the sporadic swine to human cases that have been reported in recent years. (scienceblogs.com)

Swine-to-human transmission can occur via pig feces contaminated with Ascaris eggs. (ajtmh.org)
The analysis also showed that persistent pdm09 circulation among swine was associated with at least five instances of swine-to-human transmission. (scitechdaily.com)
According to CDC there was "no clear exposure" to swine, nor was there any evidence of sustained transmission. (scienceblogs.com)
In Phase 4 there is sustained human transmission. (afrik-news.com)

Now, a new, in-depth study of the genetics of H3N2v in swine and humans in Ohio shows the epidemiological studies were right. (popsci.com)

Photomicrographs of blood samples from swine evaluated for evidence of Mycoplasma suis infection via scanning electron microscopy (A and B) and compound microscopy (C and D). In panel A, an M suis (arrow) organism is attached to the surface of an erythrocyte in a blood sample from an infected pig. (avma.org)
Oral studies in animals support the human evidence regarding neurobehavioral toxicity of lead to infants and children from prenatal and postnatal exposure. (cdc.gov)

For typical Swine Flu, the bovine death rate is about 1-4%, although the human death rate is far less. (projectswole.com)
Radiodensity of enamel and dentin of human bovine and swine teeth. (bvsalud.org)

This knowledge is also highly relevant to human disease. (cabi.org)
There is no treatment for the disease, which cannot be transmitted to humans. (anses.fr)

Comparative molecular properties of swine and human very low density l" by Arthur F. Stucchi, Jose M. Ordovas et al. (unh.edu)

If swine influenza spreads, prescriptions for Tamiflu may outstrip supplies. (carnegiecouncil.org)

Information from these notifications is critical to inform risk assessments for influenza at the human-animal interface. (who.int)

He joined the Prairie Swine Centre in 2015 and became Research Scientist in 2016. (thepigsite.com)

There are antiviral medicines you can take to prevent or treat swine flu. (medlineplus.gov)
The CDC currently recommends treatment with antiviral medications if swine flu is likely in a person with known flu. (coastalcourier.com)

Where can I get more information about swine or seasonal flu? (coastalcourier.com)

The Philippines Inter-agency Committee on Zoonoses oversees collaboration between the animal and human health sectors for the prevention and control of zoonoses. (who.int)

and influenza sequences from swine can be obtained from NCBI GenBank using accession numbers MN200947 to MN201152. (cdc.gov)
Phylogenetic tree generated by use of partial 16S rRNA gene sequences, indicating the relationship of 2 Eperythrozoon spp identified in swine and humans in the present study (asterisk) with other Eperythrozoon spp and Haemobartonella spp. (avma.org)

The majority of these events happened when the pdm09 burden was highest among humans. (scitechdaily.com)
The moderate risk of RESTV recurring among humans in the Philippines and its potential pathogenicity in humans reinforces the need for early detection, surveillance and continued studies of RESTV pathogenesis and its health consequences. (who.int)

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