Thursday, 14 January 2016

PRO/AH/EDR> Influenza, swine (06): USA (MN,IA) study

Influenza -- United States
Three separate strains of influenza A virus (IAV) were detected in animal and environmental samples taken from 6 swine farms in southern Minnesota and northern Iowa with suspected flu outbreaks, according to a study yesterday [12 Jan 2016] in PLoS One.
US researchers took oral fluid, pen railing, and indoor air samples from farms that were identified by area veterinarians as likely hit by flu. Five of the outbreaks were confirmed to be caused by influenza A virus (IAV). Of those, 48 percent

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/1RoR6IT

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