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. 2019 Jun;25(6):1224-1226.
doi: 10.3201/eid2506.181158.

Influenza D Virus Infection in Dromedary Camels, Ethiopia

Shin Murakami, Tomoha Odagiri, Simenew Keskes Melaku, Boldbaatar Bazartseren, Hiroho Ishida, Akiko Takenaka-Uema, Yasushi Muraki, Hiroshi Sentsui, Taisuke Horimoto

Influenza D Virus Infection in Dromedary Camels, Ethiopia

Shin Murakami et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2019 Jun.

Abstract

Influenza D virus has been found to cause respiratory diseases in livestock. We surveyed healthy dromedary camels in Ethiopia and found a high seroprevalence for this virus, in contrast to animals co-existing with the camels. Our observation implies that dromedary camels may play an important role in the circulation of influenza D virus.

Keywords: Ethiopia; camel; dromedary; influenza; influenza D virus; respiratory infections; viruses.

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Hemagglutination inhibition (HI) antibody titers for influenza D viruses in serum samples from dromedary camels, Bati and Fafen Districts, Ethiopia. Each dot represents 1 camel. HI assay was performed with RDE(II)-treated serum samples and turkey red blood cells (0.6%) against D/swine/Oklahoma/1334/2011 (D/OK), D/bovine/Nebraska/9–5/2013 (D/NE), and D/bovine/Yamagata/10710/2016 (D/Yamagata). HI-positive rate for each virus is shown below the virus name.
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