Evidence for subclinical influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus infection among dogs in Guangdong Province, China

  • Shuo Su
  • , Jidang Chen
  • , Kun Jia
  • , Salah Uddin Khan
  • , Shuyi He
  • , Xinliang Fu
  • , Malin Hong
  • , Lingshuang Sun
  • , Wenbao Qi
  • , Gregory C. Gray
  • , Shoujun Lia

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Abstract

During 2012, we identified sampled dogs with elevated levels of antibodies (≥1:40) against A(H1N1)pdm09 virus by using a hemagglutination inhibition (HI) assay (seroprevalence, 24.7%) and a microneutralization (MN) assay (seroprevalence, 10.8%). These high seroprevalences of A(H1N1)pdm09 among dogs without clinical signs of influenza support the premise that dogs may play a role in the human influenza ecology in China.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1762-1765
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume52
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2014
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Microbiology (medical)

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