Abstract
Because swine influenza virus infection is seldom diagnosed in humans, its frequency might be underestimated. We report a immunocompromised hematologic patient with swine influenza A(H3N2) virus in 2014 in Italy. Local pigs were the source of this human infection.
Keywords:
Italy; Swine influenza; influenza; subtype H3N2; viruses; zoonoses.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Animals
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Cell Line, Tumor
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Dogs
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Female
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Humans
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Immunocompromised Host*
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Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype*
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Influenza, Human / diagnosis*
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Influenza, Human / immunology
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Influenza, Human / virology
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Italy
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Madin Darby Canine Kidney Cells
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Male
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Multiple Myeloma / immunology*
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Sus scrofa
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Swine
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Swine Diseases / virology*