Emerging Infectious Diseases (Jun 2011)

Reassortant Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Virus in Pigs, United Kingdom

  • Wendy A. Howard,
  • Steve C. Essen,
  • Benjamin W. Strugnell,
  • Christine Russell,
  • Laura Barrass,
  • Scott M. Reid,
  • Ian H. Brown

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1706.101886
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 17, no. 6
pp. 1049 – 1052

Abstract

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Surveillance for influenza virus in pigs in the United Kingdom during spring 2010 detected a novel reassortant influenza virus. This virus had genes encoding internal proteins from pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus and hemagglutinin and neuraminidase genes from swine influenza virus (H1N2). Our results demonstrate processes contributing to influenza virus heterogeneity.

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