In:
Bulletin de l'Académie Vétérinaire de France, PERSEE Program, Vol. 157, No. 4 ( 2004), p. 29-34
Abstract:
Serological and virus identification studies have been carried out in France to assess the epidemiological situation of the swine population. At the end of the 70’s, the serological profile in pig farms was dominated by the presence of A/H3N2 antibodies, associated with epidemics of human influenza. Since then, epizootic outbreaks have succeeded one another in the pig. The disease is now both enzootic and epizootic. Since the early 2000s, swine influenza in France occurs mainly in Brittany, where pig density is the highest. Its economic impact is considerable in pig farms of that area. The disease is caused by the influenza A/H1 virus of avian origin (A/H1N1) or by reassortants (A/H1N2). As influenza viruses are unstable, detection tools need permanent updating to guarantee an effective epidemiological surveillance.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0001-4192
Language:
French
Publisher:
PERSEE Program
Publication Date:
2004
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2840771-4
SSG:
22
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