title: Swine influenza viruses isolated in 1983, 2002 and 2009 in Sweden exemplify different lineages.
abstract: Swine influenza virus isolates originating from outbreaks in Sweden from 1983, 2002 and 2009 were subjected to nucleotide sequencing and phylogenetic analysis. The aim of the studies was to obtain an overview on their potential relatedness as well as to provide data for broader scale studies on swine influenza epidemiology. Nonetheless, analyzing archive isolates is justified by the efforts directed to the comprehension of the appearance of pandemic H1N1 influenza virus. Interestingly, this study illustrates the evolution of swine influenza viruses in Europe, because the earliest isolate belonged to 'classical' swine H1N1, the subsequent ones to Eurasian 'avian-like' swine H1N1 and reassortant 'avian-like' swine H1N2 lineages, respectively. The latter two showed close genetic relatedness regarding their PB2, HA, NP, and NS genes, suggesting common ancestry. The study substantiates the importance of molecular surveillance for swine influenza viruses.
authors.affiliation: National Veterinary Institute, Ulls väg 2B, 75189 Uppsala, Sweden. istvan.kiss@sva.se
authors.forename: István
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kiss
authors.forename: Adám
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bálint
authors.forename: Giorgi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Metreveli
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Emmoth
authors.forename: Frederik
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Widén
authors.forename: Sándor
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Belák
authors.forename: Per
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wallgren
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D057221:Influenza A Virus, H1N2 Subtype / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009976:Orthomyxoviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D010802:Phylogeny; D016865:Reassortant Viruses; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D013997:Time Factors