title: Variant Influenza Associated with Live Animal Markets, Minnesota.
abstract: Variant influenza viruses are swine-origin influenza A viruses that cause illness in humans. Surveillance for variant influenza A viruses, including characterization of exposure settings, is important because of the potential emergence of novel influenza viruses with pandemic potential. In Minnesota, we have documented variant influenza A virus infections associated with swine exposure at live animal markets.
authors.affiliation: Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, MN, USA.|Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, MN, USA.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Morin
authors.affiliation: Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, MN, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Scheftel
authors.affiliation: Minnesota Department of Health Public Health Laboratory, St. Paul, MN, USA.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Vetter
authors.affiliation: Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, MN, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, MN, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lynfield
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D003132:Commerce; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D008297:Male; D008910:Minnesota / Q000453:epidemiology; D009976:Orthomyxoviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*
keywords: H1N1 subtype; Influenza; human influenza A virus