The origin of the recent swine influenza A(H1N1) virus infecting humans

V Trifonov; H Khiabanian; B Greenbaum; R Rabadan

The origin of the recent swine influenza A(H1N1) virus infecting humans

Euro Surveill. 2009 Apr 30;14(17):19193.

Authors

V Trifonov¹, H Khiabanian, B Greenbaum, R Rabadan

Affiliation

¹ Department of Biomedical Informatics, Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA.

PMID: 19422769

Abstract

Preliminary analysis of the genome of the new H1N1 influenza A virus responsible for the current pandemic indicates that all genetic segments are related closest to those of common swine influenza viruses.

MeSH terms

Animals
Chick Embryo
Humans
Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / classification
Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / genetics*
Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / isolation & purification*
Influenza, Human / virology*
Phylogeny
Reassortant Viruses / genetics
Swine / virology*