THREAT OF SWINE FLU OUTBREAK
Influenza A (H1N1) virus is responsible for swine flu. It can easily cross the species barrier and zoonotic jumps from pigs to humans have been observed. It emerged from Mexico in 2009 and spread with travelers worldwide, resulting in swine flu pandemic. More than 195 countries have reported confirm...
Main Authors: | Iftikhar Ahmad, Habibullah Khan |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Gomal Medical College, D.I.Khan, Pakistan
2015-05-01
|
Series: | Gomal Journal of Medical Sciences |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://gjms.com.pk/ojs24/index.php/gjms/article/view/1196 |
Similar Items
-
Potential Threats to Human Health from Eurasian Avian-Like Swine Influenza A(H1N1) Virus and Its Reassortants
by: Shuai-Yong Wang, et al.
Published: (2022-07-01) -
Onset of a pandemic: characterizing the initial phase of the swine flu (H1N1) epidemic in Israel
by: Mendelson Ella, et al.
Published: (2011-04-01) -
Chest Multi-Detector Computed Tomography Findings among Patients with H1N1 Influenza A Infection: A Retrospective Study
by: KRISHNA KUMAR MUNIVENKATAPPA, et al.
Published: (2021-04-01) -
Divergent Pathogenesis and Transmission of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) in Swine
by: Bailey Arruda, et al.
Published: (2024-04-01) -
Influenza A (H1N1) outbreak in the Asokore Mampong Sub – Municipal, Ghana: A case report
by: Justice Ofori-Amoah, et al.
Published: (2019-01-01)