Infection of novel reassortant H1N2 and H3N2 swine influenza A viruses in the guinea pig model

Vet Res. 2018 Jul 27;49(1):73. doi: 10.1186/s13567-018-0572-4.

Abstract

Novel H1N2 and H3N2 swine influenza A viruses (IAVs) were identified in commercial farms in Chile. These viruses contained H1, H3 and N2 sequences, genetically divergent from IAVs described worldwide, associated with pandemic internal genes. Guinea pigs were used as human surrogate to evaluate the infection dynamics of these reassortant viruses, compared with a pandemic H1N1 virus. All viruses replicated and were shed in the upper respiratory tract without prior adaptation although H1N2 viruses showed the highest shedding titers. This could have public health importance, emphasizing the need to carry out further studies to evaluate the zoonotic potential of these viruses.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Guinea Pigs
  • Hemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza Virus / genetics*
  • Influenza A Virus, H1N2 Subtype / genetics
  • Influenza A Virus, H1N2 Subtype / physiology*
  • Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype / genetics
  • Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype / physiology*
  • Orthomyxoviridae Infections / veterinary*
  • Orthomyxoviridae Infections / virology
  • Phylogeny
  • Reassortant Viruses / genetics
  • Reassortant Viruses / physiology
  • Sequence Analysis, RNA / veterinary

Substances

  • H1N1 virus hemagglutinin
  • Hemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza Virus