title: Influenza virus isolations from dogs during a human epidemic in Taiwan.
abstract: During an islandwide outbreak of human influenza in June and July 1971, throat swabs were taken from dogs and cats in 3 urban communities of Taiwan. Eight influenza isolates were obtained from dogs in July 1971: two were identified as influenza A closely related to the human Hong Kong/68 virus, and one was a strain of influenza type B closely resembling human influenza B virus. The latter is the first such reported isolation from dogs under natural conditions.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D004285:Dogs; D006385:Hemagglutination Inhibition Tests; D009975:Orthomyxoviridae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013624:Taiwan