No evidence for zoonotic transmission of H3N8 canine influenza virus among US adults occupationally exposed to dogs

Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 99-106

  Krueger, Whitney S ^a   Heil, Gary L ^a   Yoon, Kyoung Jin ^b   Gray, Gregory C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communicable diseases; Dog diseases; Emerging; Influenza A virus; Occupational exposure; Seroepidemiologic studies; Zoonoses

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOG; EMPLOYMENT; ENZYME ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA A (H3N2); INFLUENZA VIRUS A H3N8; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROPREVALENCE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WORK ENVIRONMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DOG DISEASES; EMERGING; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; ZOONOSES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H3N8 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; IOWA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTRALIZATION TESTS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; ZOONOSES;

EID: 84890856752     PISSN: 17502640     EISSN: 17502659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/irv.12208     Document Type: Article

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