Avian-origin H3N2 canine influenza A viruses in Southern China.
This study reports four sporadic cases of H3N2 canine influenza in Southern China, which were identified from sick dogs from May 2006 to October 2007. The evolutionary analysis showed that all eight segments of these four viruses are avian-origin and phylogenetically close to the H3N2 canine influenza viruses reported earlier in South Korea. Systematic surveillance is required to monitor the disease and evolutionary behavior of this virus in canine populations in China.
Li
Shoujun
S
College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China. shoujunli@scau.edu.cn
Shi
Zhihai
Z
Jiao
Peirong
P
Zhang
Guihong
G
Zhong
Zhiwen
Z
Tian
Wenru
W
Long
Li-Ping
LP
Cai
Zhipeng
Z
Zhu
Xingquan
X
Liao
Ming
M
Wan
Xiu-Feng
XF
D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001717:Birds / Q000821:virology; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D004279:DNA, Viral; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D004285:Dogs; D053122:Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009976:Orthomyxoviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D010802:Phylogeny; D056910:Republic of Korea; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013045:Species Specificity
D004279:DNA, Viral