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Kuroda Y, Okada A, Shimoda H, Miwa Y, Watamori A, Ishida H, Murakami S, Takada A, Horimoto T, Maeda K. Influenza A virus infection in domestic ferrets. Jpn J Infect Dis 2021; 75:325-327. [PMID: 34853194 DOI: 10.7883/yoken.jjid.2021.745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
Ferrets are animals that are known to be susceptible to influenza A virus (IAV) infection. To evaluate the risk of IAV transmission from diseased ferrets to humans, we performed a serosurvey to detect specific antibodies against the H1, H3, H5, and H7 subtypes of IAV. We found a high positive rate of the H1 (24.1%) and H3 (5.2%) subtypes in pet ferrets by using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for hemagglutinin proteins. The results were confirmed by the virus-neutralization test for representative antibody-positive serum samples. We also detected hemagglutinin and neuraminidase genes in two ferrets showing acute respiratory illness and whose owner was diagnosed with IAV infection; a human H1N1pdm virus was isolated from one of these ferrets. Our findings suggest that attention should be paid for IAV infection from humans to ferrets, and vice versa.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yudai Kuroda
- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Japan.,Department of Veterinary Science, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Japan
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- Miwa Exotic Animal Hospital, Japan.,Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Japan
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- Global Institution for Collaborative Research and Education, Global Station for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Japan
| | - Ken Maeda
- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Japan.,Department of Veterinary Science, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan
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