Eco-Epidemiological Evidence of the Transmission of Avian and Human Influenza A Viruses in Wild Pigs in Campeche, Mexico

Eco-Epidemiological Evidence of the Transmission of Avian and Human Influenza A Viruses in Wild Pigs in Campeche, Mexico

Influenza, a zoonosis caused by various influenza A virus subtypes, affects a wide range of species, including humans. Pig cells express both sialyl-α-2,3-Gal and sialyl-α-2,6-Gal receptors, which make them susceptible to infection by avian and human viruses, respectively. To date, it is not known w...

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Main Authors: Brenda Aline Maya-Badillo, Rafael Ojeda-Flores, Andrea Chaves, Saul Reveles-Félix, Guillermo Orta-Pineda, María José Martínez-Mercado, Manuel Saavedra-Montañez, René Segura-Velázquez, Mauro Sanvicente, José Iván Sánchez-Betancourt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
A/H1N1
A/H5N2
synanthropic
wild pig
zoonosis
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/12/5/528

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