| equine influenza outbreak in india (2008-09): virus isolation, sero-epidemiology and phylogenetic analysis of ha gene. | an outbreak of equine influenza (ei) was reported in india in june, 2008 after a gap of two decades. the outbreak started from jammu and kashmir (katra), northern state of india and spread to the other parts of the country affecting equines in 11 states. the virus (h3n8) was isolated from nasal swabs obtained from clinical cases in various locations in the country including katra (jammu and kashmir), mysore (karnataka) and ahmedabad (gujarat) using embryonated chicken eggs. the virus isolates we ... | 2010 | 20053509 |
| descriptive epidemiology of equine influenza in india (2008-2009): temporal and spatial trends. | equine influenza is a contagious viral disease that affects all members of the family equidae, i.e., horses, donkeys and mules. the authors describe the pattern of equine influenza outbreaks in a number of states of india from july 2008 to june 2009. the disease was first reported in june 2008 in katra (jammu and kashmir) and spread to ten other states within a year. all outbreaks of equine influenza in the various states were confirmed by laboratory investigations (virus isolation and/or serolo ... | 2010 | 21120800 |