Serosurveillance on the presence of avian influenza virus subtype (H5N1) antibodies in Egyptian swine
Abstract: Since 1996 a highly H5N1 avian influenza virus is causing outbreaks in poultry. The disease was started in Southeast Asia and spread later to at least 65 countries worldwide involoving Egypt. Although pigs play an important epidemiological and ecological role in adaptation of the avian influenza virus to bind to human cell receptors and act a mixing vehicles during co-infection, yet very little data are available about natural infections with avian influenza vius in swine. In the present work the incidence of H5N1 infection among Egyptian pigs was investigated, Serum samples were collected from 235 pigs and examined using Hemagglutination Inhibition test (HI) where 26 serum samples yielded positive results against the local H5N1 antigen . The present work could be considered the first reort of avian influenza natural infections among swine Southeats Asia.
Publication year 2010
Pages 255-263
Organization Name
City Suez canal
serial title Suez Canal veterinary medicine journal
ISSN 1110-6298
External authors (outside ARC)
    لمياء محمد عمر المعمل المركزي للرقابة على ا لمستحضرات الحيوية
    أمل احمد سيد المعمل المركزي للرقابة على ا لمستحضرات الحيوية
    الهام عطا الابياري المعمل المركزي للرقابة على ا لمستحضرات الحيوية
Agris Categories Animal diseases
Publication Type Journal
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