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- Title
Swine influenza (H3N2) infection in a child and possible community transmission, Canada.
- Authors
Robinson, Joan L; Lee, Bonita E; Patel, Jagdish; Bastien, Nathalie; Grimsrud, Karen; Seal, Robert F; King, Robin; Marshall, Frank; Li, Yan
- Abstract
An influenza A virus (H3N2) of probable swine origin, designated A/Canada/1158/2006, was isolated from a 7-month-old hospitalized child who lived on a communal farm in Canada. The child recovered uneventfully. A serosurvey that used a hemagglutination-inhibition assay for A/Canada/1158/2006 was conducted on 54 of the 90 members of the farm. Seropositivity was demonstrated in the index patient, 4 of 7 household members, and 4 of 46 nonhousehold members; none had a history of hospital admission for respiratory illness in the preceding year. Serologic evidence for this strain of swine influenza was also found in 1 of 10 pigs (12 weeks-6 months of age) on the farm. Human infection with swine influenza virus is underrecognized in Canada, and because viral strains could adapt or reassort into a form that results in efficient human-to-human transmission, routine surveillance of swine workers should be considered as part of pandemic influenza preparedness.
- Publication
Emerging infectious diseases, 2007, Vol 13, Issue 12, p1865
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.3201/eid1312.070615