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Case Reports
. 2012 Feb;18(2):315-7.
doi: 10.3201/eid1802.111245.

Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in captive cheetah

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Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in captive cheetah

Beate Crossley et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2012 Feb.

Abstract

We describe virus isolation, full genome sequence analysis, and clinical pathology in ferrets experimentally inoculated with pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus recovered from a clinically ill captive cheetah that had minimal human contact. Evidence of reverse zoonotic transmission by fomites underscores the substantial animal and human health implications of this virus.

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Virus concentration (50% tissue culture infectious dose) in nasal secretions of 3 groups of ferrets (5 animals/group) experimentally infected with different strains of pandemic (H1N1) 2009. In all 3 groups, viral shedding was detected on days 3 and 5, with the virus being cleared by day 7. NW, nasal wash.

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