Title |
Interspecies interactions and potential Influenza A virus risk in small swine farms in Peru
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Published in |
BMC Infectious Diseases, March 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2334-12-58 |
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Authors |
Sarah McCune, Carmen S Arriola, Robert H Gilman, Martín A Romero, Viterbo Ayvar, Vitaliano A Cama, Joel M Montgomery, Armando E Gonzales, Angela M Bayer |
Abstract |
The recent avian influenza epidemic in Asia and the H1N1 pandemic demonstrated that influenza A viruses pose a threat to global public health. The animal origins of the viruses confirmed the potential for interspecies transmission. Swine are hypothesized to be prime "mixing vessels" due to the dual receptivity of their trachea to human and avian strains. Additionally, avian and human influenza viruses have previously been isolated in swine. Therefore, understanding interspecies contact on smallholder swine farms and its potential role in the transmission of pathogens such as influenza virus is very important. |
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Unknown | 4 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
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Members of the public | 4 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
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India | 1 | 1% |
United States | 1 | 1% |
Denmark | 1 | 1% |
Belgium | 1 | 1% |
Unknown | 87 | 96% |
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Researcher | 16 | 18% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 13% |
Unspecified | 7 | 8% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 8% |
Student > Bachelor | 7 | 8% |
Other | 21 | 23% |
Unknown | 21 | 23% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 18 | 20% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 13 | 14% |
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 7 | 8% |
Unspecified | 7 | 8% |
Immunology and Microbiology | 4 | 4% |
Other | 19 | 21% |
Unknown | 23 | 25% |