Wild aquatic bird populations have long been considered the natural reservoir for influenza
A viruses with virus transmission from these birds seeding other avian and mammalian …

Influenza A viruses are zoonotic pathogens that continuously circulate and change in
several animal hosts, including birds, pigs, horses and humans. The emergence of novel …

Pigs are considered as important hosts or “mixing vessels” for the generation of pandemic
influenza viruses. Systematic surveillance of influenza viruses in pigs is essential for early …

Asia is considered an important source of influenza A virus (IAV) pandemics, owing to large,
diverse viral reservoirs in poultry and swine. However, the zoonotic origins of the 2009 …

The origins of the 2009 influenza A (H1N1) pandemic in swine are unknown, highlighting
gaps in our understanding of influenza A virus (IAV) ecology and evolution. We review how …

Since swine influenza virus was first isolated in 1930, it has become endemic in pigs
worldwide. Although large amount of swine influenza vaccines has been used in swine …

Pigs and humans have shared influenza A viruses (IAV) since at least 1918, and many
interspecies transmission events have been documented since that time. However, despite …

The progress of science is punctuated by the advent of revolutionary technologies that
provide new ways and scales to formulate scientific questions and advance knowledge …

Influenza A viruses (IAVs) are the causative agents of one of the most important viral
respiratory diseases in pigs and humans. Human and swine IAV are prone to interspecies …

The emergence of the H7N9 influenza virus in humans in Eastern China has raised
concerns that a new influenza pandemic could occur. Here, we used a ferret model to …