Swine Influenza A(H3N2) Virus Infection in Immunocompromised Man, Italy, 2014

Because swine influenza virus infection is seldom diagnosed in humans, its frequency might be underestimated. We report a immunocompromised hematologic patient with swine influenza A(H3N2) virus in 2014 in Italy. Local pigs were the source of this human infection.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Piralla, Antonio, Moreno, Ana, Orlandi, Maria Ester, Percivalle, Elena, Chiapponi, Chiara, Vezzoli, Fausto, Baldanti, Fausto
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4480377/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26079745
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2107.140981
Descripción
Sumario:Because swine influenza virus infection is seldom diagnosed in humans, its frequency might be underestimated. We report a immunocompromised hematologic patient with swine influenza A(H3N2) virus in 2014 in Italy. Local pigs were the source of this human infection.

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