Influenza D Virus in Cattle, Ireland

Emerg Infect Dis. 2018 Feb;24(2):389-391. doi: 10.3201/eid2402.170759.

Abstract

We detected influenza D virus in 18 nasal swab samples from cattle in Ireland that were clinically diagnosed with respiratory disease. Specimens were obtained from archived samples received for routine diagnosis during 2014-2016. Sequencing showed that viruses from Ireland clustered with virus sequences obtained in Europe within the D/swine/OK/1334/2011 clade.

Keywords: Ireland; cattle; influenza; influenza D virus; respiratory infections; viruses.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cattle
  • Cattle Diseases / epidemiology
  • Cattle Diseases / virology*
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Ireland / epidemiology
  • Orthomyxoviridae Infections / epidemiology
  • Orthomyxoviridae Infections / veterinary*
  • Orthomyxoviridae Infections / virology
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / epidemiology
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / veterinary
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / virology
  • Thogotovirus / isolation & purification*