Serosurveillance for pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 virus infection in domestic elephants, Thailand

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 12; no. 10; p. e0186962
• Main Authors: Paungpin, Weena, Wiriyarat, Witthawat, Chaichoun, Kridsada, Tiyanun, Ekasit, Sangkachai, Nareerat, Changsom, Don, Poltep, Kanaporn, Ratanakorn, Parntep, Puthavathana, Pilaipan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 26.10.2017; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Animals; Animals, Domestic; Antibodies, Viral - blood; Assaying; Biology and Life Sciences; Diagnosis; Diseases and pests; Distribution; Elephants; Enzymes; Health aspects; Hemagglutination; Hemagglutinins; Immunoglobulins; Infections; Influenza; Influenza A; Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype - immunology; Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype - isolation & purification; Medical technology; Medicine and Health Sciences; Orthomyxoviridae Infections - epidemiology; Orthomyxoviridae Infections - veterinary; Orthomyxoviridae Infections - virology; Pandemics; Proteins; Research and Analysis Methods; Risk factors; Surveillance; Swine flu; Thailand; Tourists; Toxoplasma gondii; Vaccines; Virology; Viruses; Zoonoses; Thailand; Bangkok Thailand

The present study conducted serosurveillance for the presence of antibody to pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 virus (H1N1pdm virus) in archival serum samples collected between 2009 and 2013 from 317 domestic elephants living in 19 provinces situated in various parts of Thailand. To obtain the most a...