Influenza virus infection in guinea pigs raised as livestock, Ecuador

Emerg Infect Dis. 2012 Jul;18(7):1135-8. doi: 10.3201/eid1807.111930.

Abstract

To determine whether guinea pigs are infected with influenza virus in nature, we conducted a serologic study in domestic guinea pigs in Ecuador. Detection of antibodies against influenza A and B raises the question about the role of guinea pigs in the ecology and epidemiology of influenza virus in the region.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Viral / blood*
  • Ecuador / epidemiology
  • Guinea Pigs*
  • Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / immunology
  • Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype / immunology
  • Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype / immunology
  • Influenza B virus / immunology
  • Livestock*
  • Orthomyxoviridae / immunology*
  • Orthomyxoviridae Infections / epidemiology
  • Orthomyxoviridae Infections / veterinary*
  • Orthomyxoviridae Infections / virology

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral