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Estimating reassortment rates in co-circulating Eurasian swine influenza viruses [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Swine have often been considered as a mixing vessel for different influenza strains. In order to assess their role in more detail, we undertook a retrospective sequencing study to detect and characterize the reassortants present in European swine and to ...
Pybus, OG   +30 more
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First isolation of Hepatitis E virus genotype 4 in Europe through swine surveillance in the Netherlands and Belgium. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) genotypes 3 and 4 are a cause of human hepatitis and swine are considered the main reservoir. To study the HEV prevalence and characterize circulating HEV strains, fecal samples from swine in the Netherlands and Belgium were ...
Coillie, E., Van   +17 more
core   +1 more source

Attempts at the development of a recombinant African swine fever virus strain with abrogated EP402R, 9GL, and A238L gene structure using the CRISPR/Cas9 system

open access: yesJournal of Veterinary Research, 2020
African swine fever (ASF) is a pressing economic problem in a number of Eastern European countries. It has also depleted the Chinese sow population by 50%.
Woźniakowski Grzegorz   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bayesian estimation of hepatitis E virus seroprevalence for populations with different exposure levels to swine in The Netherlands [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is ubiquitous in pigs worldwide and may be zoonotic. Previous HEV seroprevalence estimates for groups of people working with swine were higher than for control groups.
W. H. M. VAN DER POEL   +22 more
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Public views of the UK media and government reaction to the 2009 swine flu pandemic [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
<p>Background: The first cases of influenza A/H1N1 (swine flu) were confirmed in the UK on 27th April 2009, after a novel virus first identified in Mexico rapidly evolved into a pandemic.
Smith, Emily   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Reassortment process after co-infection of pigs with avian H1N1 and swine H3N2 influenza viruses

open access: yesBMC Veterinary Research, 2017
Background The influenza A virus is highly variable, which, to some degree, is caused by the reassortment of viral genetic material. This process plays a major role in the generation of novel influenza virus strains that can emerge in a new host ...
Kinga Urbaniak   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Serotype-specific role of antigen I/II in the initial steps of the pathogenesis of the infection caused by Streptococcus suis

open access: yesVeterinary Research, 2017
Streptococcus suis is one of the most important post-weaning porcine bacterial pathogens worldwide. The serotypes 2 and 9 are often considered the most virulent and prevalent serotypes involved in swine infections, especially in Europe.
Sarah Chuzeville   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Improving behavior characteristics and stress indices of gestating sows housed with group housing facility

open access: yesJournal of Animal Science and Technology, 2020
This study was conducted to investigate the effects of group-housing facility (GHF), compared to an individual confinement stall (CON), on the reproductive performance, behavior, and stress hormones of gestating ...
Yongdae Jeong   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Implementation of piglet castration under inhalation anaesthesia on farrowing farms

open access: yesPorcine Health Management, 2022
Background Since 01.01.2021, suckling piglets may no longer be castrated without anaesthesia in Germany. Previous studies showed castration using isoflurane anaesthesia in combination with a suitable analgesic, meet the requirements of the German Animal ...
Eva-Maria Winner   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Determinants of adults' intention to vaccinate against pandemic swine flu [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
This article has been made available through the Brunel Open Access Publishing Fund.This article has been made available through the Brunel Open Access Publishing Fund.Background: Vaccination is one of the cornerstones of controlling an influenza ...
Myers Lynn B   +5 more
core   +1 more source

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