Serological survey of canine H3N2, pandemic H1N1/09, and human seasonal H3N2 influenza viruses in cats in northern China, 2010–2014

BACKGROUND: The close contact between cats and humans poses a threat to public health because of the potential zoonotic transmission of influenza viruses to humans. Therefore, we examined the seroprevalence of pandemic H1N1/09, canine H3N2, and human H3N2 viruses in pet cats in northern China from 2...

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Autores principales: Zhang, Xuxiao, Shen, Ye, Du, Lijie, Wang, Ran, Jiang, Bo, Sun, Honglei, Pu, Juan, Lin, Degui, Wang, Ming, Liu, Jinhua, Sun, Yipeng
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
Materias:
Short Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4391672/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25889762
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12985-015-0285-5
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: The close contact between cats and humans poses a threat to public health because of the potential zoonotic transmission of influenza viruses to humans. Therefore, we examined the seroprevalence of pandemic H1N1/09, canine H3N2, and human H3N2 viruses in pet cats in northern China from 2010 to 2014. FINDING: Of 1794 serum samples, the seropositivity rates for H1N1/09, canine H3N2, and human H3N2 were 5.7%, 0.7%, and 0.4%, respectively. The seropositivity rate for H1N1/09 in cats was highest in 2010 (8.3%), and then declined continuously thereafter. Cats older than 10 years were most commonly seropositive for the H1N1/09 virus. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings emphasize the need for continuous surveillance of influenza viruses in cats in China.

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