Influenza virus A (H1N1) in giant anteaters (Myrmecophaga tridactyla).
In February 2007, an outbreak of respiratory disease occurred in a group of giant anteaters (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) at the Nashville Zoo. Isolates from 2 affected animals were identified in March 2007 as a type A influenza virus related to human influenza subtype H1N1.
Nofs
Sally
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Nashville Zoo at Grassmere, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Abd-Eldaim
Mohamed
M
Thomas
Kathy V
KV
Toplon
David
D
Rouse
Dawn
D
Kennedy
Melissa
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D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo; D005260:Female; D006799:Housing, Animal; D006801:Humans; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000821:virology; D008297:Male; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000821:virology; D009976:Orthomyxoviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013714:Tennessee / Q000453:epidemiology; D004490:Xenarthra / Q000821:virology*