Influenza A pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus infection in domestic cat

Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Mar;16(3):534-7. doi: 10.3201/eid1603.091737.

Abstract

Influenza A pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus continues to rapidly spread worldwide. In 2009, pandemic (H1N1) 2009 infection in a domestic cat from Iowa was diagnosed by a novel PCR assay that distinguishes between Eurasian and North American pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus matrix genes. Human-to-cat transmission is presumed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Animals, Domestic / virology*
  • Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / virology
  • Cat Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Cat Diseases / virology*
  • Cats
  • Cell Line
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Humans
  • Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / classification
  • Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / genetics
  • Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / isolation & purification*
  • Influenza, Human / transmission
  • Influenza, Human / virology
  • Male
  • Orthomyxoviridae Infections / diagnostic imaging
  • Orthomyxoviridae Infections / veterinary*
  • Orthomyxoviridae Infections / virology
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
  • RNA, Viral / analysis
  • RNA, Viral / isolation & purification
  • Radiography

Substances

  • RNA, Viral