Day: November 7, 2009

Infection of farmed animals with the pandemic virus

Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 briefing note 15 5 NOVEMBER 2009 | GENEVA — To date, extensive testing by laboratories in the WHO influenza surveillance network has detected no signs that the H1N1 pandemic virus has mutated to a more virulent form. Currently licensed pandemic vaccines closely match circulating viruses and are expected to confer good protection. Vigilance for changes in the H1N1 virus includes monitoring to detect possible influenza infections in susceptible animals, both mammals and birds, as well as humans. While most influenza A viruses circulating in mammals preferentially infect a single species, cross-species transmission is known to

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Evolution of pandemic H1N1 2009 in animals

Paris , 04 November 2009 – The OIE is closely monitoring the world animal health situation including with regard to infections of all susceptible animals with the pandemic H1N1 2009 virus. Regular reports of countries notifying the presence of the pandemic H1N1 2009 influenza virus in animals to the OIE show disease surveillance in animals and reporting mechanisms function well and, that the very vast majority of OIE Member Countries act in full transparency with the international community. “Pandemic H1N1 2009 virus infections in pigs and other susceptible animals were assessed as probable from the very first

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