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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, March 2009, p. 796-799, Vol. 47, No. 3
0095-1137/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.01228-08
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Characterization of a Canadian Mink H3N2 Influenza A Virus Isolate Genetically Related to Triple Reassortant Swine Influenza Virus{triangledown}

Carl A. Gagnon,1,2* Grant Spearman,3 Andre Hamel,4 Dale L. Godson,5 Audrey Fortin,2 Guy Fontaine,1 and Donald Tremblay1

Service de Diagnostic,1 Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, St. Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada,2 Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture, Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada,3 Veterinary Diagnostic Services Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada,4 Prairie Diagnostic Services, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada5

Received 28 June 2008/ Returned for modification 3 November 2008/ Accepted 22 December 2008

In 2007, an H3N2 influenza A virus was isolated from Canadian mink. This virus was found to be phylogenetically related to a triple reassortant influenza virus which emerged in Canadian swine in 2005, but it is antigenically distinct. The transmission of the virus from swine to mink seems to have occurred following the feeding of animals with a ration composed of uncooked meat by-products of swine obtained from slaughterhouse facilities. Serological analyses suggest that the mink influenza virus does not circulate in the swine population. Presently, the prevalence of influenza virus in Canadian farmed and wild mink populations is unknown. The natural occurrence of influenza virus infection in mink with the presence of clinical signs is a rare event that deserves to be reported.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, 3200 rue Sicotte, St. Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada J2S 7C6. Phone: (450) 773-8521, ext. 18681. Fax: (450) 778-8113. E-mail: carl.a.gagnon{at}umontreal.ca

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 30 December 2008.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, March 2009, p. 796-799, Vol. 47, No. 3
0095-1137/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.01228-08
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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