April 2009: an outbreak of swine-origin influenza A(H1N1) virus with evidence for human-to-human transmission.

Nadia Naffakh (1) , Sylvie van Der Werf (1)

1 Génétique Moléculaire des Virus Respiratoires

A swine-origin influenza A(H1N1) virus is currently responsible for an outbreak of infections in the human population, with laboratory-confirmed cases reported in several countries and clear evidence for human-to-human transmission. We provide a description of the outbreak at the end of April 2009, and a brief review of the zoonotic potential of swine influenza viruses.

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]; Microbiology and Parasitology; Virology

Nadia Naffakh, Sylvie van Der Werf. April 2009: an outbreak of swine-origin influenza A(H1N1) virus with evidence for human-to-human transmission.. Microbes and Infection, 2009, 11 (8-9), pp.725-8. ⟨10.1016/j.micinf.2009.05.002⟩. ⟨pasteur-00457557⟩