Influenza virus infection in guinea pigs raised as livestock, Ecuador.
To determine whether guinea pigs are infected with influenza virus in nature, we conducted a serologic study in domestic guinea pigs in Ecuador. Detection of antibodies against influenza A and B raises the question about the role of guinea pigs in the ecology and epidemiology of influenza virus in the region.
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029-6574, USA.
Victor H
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Leyva-Grado
Samira
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Mubareka
Florian
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Krammer
Washington B
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Cárdenas
Peter
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Palese
D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D004484:Ecuador / Q000453:epidemiology; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / Q000276:immunology; D053122:Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype / Q000276:immunology; D053124:Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype / Q000276:immunology; D009981:Influenza B virus / Q000276:immunology; D058751:Livestock; D009975:Orthomyxoviridae / Q000276:immunology*; D009976:Orthomyxoviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology
D000914:Antibodies, Viral