Influenza is a zoonotic viral disease that represents a health and economic threat to both
humans and animals worldwide. Swine influenza (SI) was first recognized clinically in pigs in …

It has been shown previously that the nonstructural protein NS1 of influenza virus is an
alpha/beta interferon (IFN-α/β) antagonist, both in vitro and in experimental animal model systems…

Although viruses of each of the 16 influenza A HA subtypes are potential human pathogens,
only viruses of the H1, H2, and H3 subtype are known to have been successfully …

H1 influenza A viruses that were distinct from the classical swine H1 lineage were identified
in pigs in Canada in 2003–2004; antigenic and genetic characterization identified the …

Swine influenza viruses (SIV) naturally infect pigs and can be transmitted to humans. In the
pig, genetic reassortment to create novel influenza subtypes by mixing avian, human, and …

Swine influenza is an acute respiratory disease caused by type A influenza viruses. Before
1998, swine influenza virus isolates in the United States were mainly of the classical H1N1 …

Morbidity, mortality, and loss of productivity from enteric diseases in neonatal piglets cost
swine producers millions of dollars annually. In 2013–2014, the porcine epidemic diarrhea …

Objective To determine clinical consequences of exposing pregnant gilts to strains of porcine
reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus (PRRSV) isolated from field cases of “…

The suitability of restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis for differentiating
a porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) vaccine strain from other …

Prior to the introduction of the 2009 pandemic H1N1 virus from humans into pigs, four
phylogenetic clusters (α-, β-, γ- and δ) of the haemagglutinin (HA) gene from H1 influenza viruses …