Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus in 3 wildlife species, San Diego, California, USA
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Date Issued
2011Author
Schrenzel, Mark D.Tucker, Tammy A.
Stalis, Ilse H.
Kagan, Rebecca A.
Burns, Russell P.
Denison, Amy M.
Drew, Clifton P.
Paddock, Christopher D.
Rideout, Bruce
Subject Terms
PANDEMICSVIROLOGY
DOMESTIC ANIMALS
SKUNKS
CHEETAHS
ANTEATERS
PIGS
INFECTION
DISEASES
VETERINARY MEDICINE
IMMUNOLOGY
BINTURONGS
BADGERS
FERRETS
SAN DIEGO ZOO
Journal
Emerging Infectious DiseasesVolume
17Issue
4Start page
747End page
749
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3377413/Abstract
The influenza A pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus rapidly created a global pandemic among humans and also appears to have strong infectivity for a broad range of animal species (1–3). The virus has been found repeatedly in swine and has been detected in a dog, cats, turkeys, and domestic ferrets and in nondomestic animals, including skunks, cheetahs, and giant anteaters (2–4). In some cases, animal-to-animal transmission may have occurred, raising concern about the development of new wildlife reservoirs. In 2009, the first recognized occurrence of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in southern California in April was followed by a surge of cases during October through November (4). During this time, respiratory illness developed in a 12-year-old male American badger (Taxidea taxus taxus), a 19-year-old female Bornean binturong (Arctictis binturong penicillatus), and a 7-year-old black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) housed in a San Diego zoological garden....Type
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Emerging Infectious Diseases is an open access journal published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a U.S. Government agency. The journal is a member in good standing of the Directory of Open Access Journals. All materials published in Emerging Infectious Diseases, including text, figures, tables, and photographs, are in the public domain and can be reprinted or used without permission with proper citation.ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.3201/eid1704.101355
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