title: Proposed Surveillance for Influenza A in Feral Pigs.
abstract: Pigs carry receptors for both avian- and human-adapted influenza viruses and have previously been proposed as a mixing and amplification vessel for influenza. Until now, there has been no investigation of influenza A viruses within feral pigs in Australia. We collected samples from feral pigs in Ramsar listed wetlands of South Australia and demonstrated positive antibodies to influenza A viruses. We propose feral pigs, and their control programs, as an available resource for future surveillance for influenza A viruses.
authors.affiliation: Benham Laboratories, School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia. antonia.dalziel@adelaide.edu.au.
authors.forename: Antonia E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Dalziel
authors.affiliation: World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza, VIDRL, at the Peter Doherty Institute, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia.
authors.forename: Heidi A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Peck
authors.affiliation: World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza, VIDRL, at the Peter Doherty Institute, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia.
authors.forename: Aeron C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Hurt
authors.affiliation: Diagnostic and Surveillance Response Laboratory, Australian Animal Health Laboratory, CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation), Geelong, VIC, 3220, Australia.
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cooke
authors.affiliation: Benham Laboratories, School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia.
authors.forename: Phillip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cassey
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001315:Australia; D006801:Humans; D009980:Influenza A virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007251:Influenza, Human; D009976:Orthomyxoviridae Infections / Q000662:veterinary*; D034421:Sus scrofa; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases; D015047:Zoonoses
keywords: Australia; Feral pigs; Influenza A