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. 2010 Jan 7;49(4):324–331. doi: 10.1007/s12088-009-0058-1

Epidemiological update on swine influenza (H1N1) in pigs

Shiv Chandra Dubey 1,✉, G Venkatesh 1, Diwakar D Kulkarni 1
PMCID: PMC3450191  PMID: 23100793

Abstract

The 2009 H1N1 pandemic has slowed down its spread after initial speed of transmission. The conventional swine influenza H1N1 virus (SIV) in pig populations worldwide needs to be differentiated from pandemic H1N1 influenza virus, however it is also essential to know about the exact role of pigs in the spread and mutations taking place in pig-to-pig transmission. The present paper reviews epidemiological features of classical SIV and its differentiation with pandemic influenza.

Keywords: Swine flu, Influenza, H1N1

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