Abstract
Background: In April 2009, novel swine-origin influenza viruses (S-OIV) were identified in patients from Mexico and the United States. The viruses were genetically characterized as a novel influenza A (H1N1) strain originating in swine, and within a very short time the S-OIV strain spread across the globe via human-to-human contact. Methodology: We conducted a comprehensive computational search of all available sequences of the surface proteins of H1N1 swine influenza isolates and found that a similar strain to S-OIV appeared in Thailand in 2000. The earlier isolates caused infections in pigs but only one sequenced human case, A/Thailand/271/2005 (H1N1). Significance: Differences between the Thai cases and S-OIV may help shed light on the ability of the current outbreak strain to spread rapidly among humans.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | e6402 |
Journal | PloS one |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 28 2009 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General