Journal article
Locally acquired human infection with swine-origin influenza A(H3N2) variant virus, Australia, 2018
YM Deng, FYK Wong, N Spirason, M Kaye, R Beazley, ML Grau, S Shan, V Stevens, K Subbarao, S Sullivan, IG Barr, V Dhanasekaran
Emerging Infectious Diseases | CENTERS DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION | Published : 2020
Abstract
In 2018, a 15-year-old female adolescent in Australia was infected with swine influenza A(H3N2) variant virus. The virus contained hemagglutinin and neuraminidase genes derived from 1990s-like human seasonal viruses and internal protein genes from influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus, highlighting the potential risk that swine influenza A virus poses to human health in Australia.
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Awarded by National Institutes of Health
Funding Acknowledgements
The Melbourne WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza is supported by the Australian Government Department of Health, and the Australian Animal Health Laboratories facility is supported by the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources and the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy. V.D. and M.G. are supported by contract HHSN272201400006C from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, US Department of Health and Human Services.