Divergent Human-Origin Influenza Viruses Detected in Australian Swine Populations.

ABSTRACT: Global swine populations infected with influenza A viruses pose a persistent pandemic risk. With the exception of a few countries, our understanding of the genetic diversity of swine influenza viruses is limited, hampering control measures and pandemic risk assessment. Here we report the genomic characteristics and evolutionary history of influenza A viruses isolated in Australia from 2012 to 2016 from two geographically isolated swine populations in the states of Queensland and Western Australia. Phylogenetic analysis with an expansive human and swine influenza virus data set comprising >40,000 sequences sampled globally revealed evidence of the pervasive introduction and long-term establishment of gene segments derived from several human influenza viruses of past seasons, including the H

SUBMITTER: Wong FYK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6069171 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature