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==Overview== | |||
Swine influenza may be classified according to the genera of the infective agent into either influenza A (common) or influenza C (rare). Influenza B has not been associated with development of swine influenza. | |||
== Classification == | |||
Swine influenza may be classified according to the genera of the infective agent into either influenza A (common) or influenza C (rare). Influenza B has not been associated with development of swine influenza. | |||
===Influenza A=== | |||
*Influenza A subtypes include the following: | |||
:*H1N1 | |||
:*H1N2 | |||
:*H2N3 | |||
:*H3N1 | |||
:*H3N2 | |||
A new strain of H1N1, A/Veracruz/2009, emerged in 2009 and was responsible for the 2009 swine influenza outbreak in humans. | |||
===Influenza C=== | |||
*Influenza C has been described in a few case reports in the USA and Japan. | |||
*Influenza C is not thought to be genetically diverse, and accordingly it has not been associated with outbreaks among humans. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Disease]] | [[Category:Disease]] | ||
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Swine influenza Microchapters |
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Risk calculators and risk factors for Swine influenza classification |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Swine influenza may be classified according to the genera of the infective agent into either influenza A (common) or influenza C (rare). Influenza B has not been associated with development of swine influenza.
Classification
Swine influenza may be classified according to the genera of the infective agent into either influenza A (common) or influenza C (rare). Influenza B has not been associated with development of swine influenza.
Influenza A
- Influenza A subtypes include the following:
- H1N1
- H1N2
- H2N3
- H3N1
- H3N2
A new strain of H1N1, A/Veracruz/2009, emerged in 2009 and was responsible for the 2009 swine influenza outbreak in humans.
Influenza C
- Influenza C has been described in a few case reports in the USA and Japan.
- Influenza C is not thought to be genetically diverse, and accordingly it has not been associated with outbreaks among humans.