Preventing the next pandemic: swine influenza genomic surveillance essential, study shows

Medical Life Sciences
Aug 11, 2023

Preventing the next pandemic: swine influenza genomic surveillance essential, study shows


Background

Swine in Southeast Asia is a primary source of pandemic influenza A viruses (IAVs), causing zoonotic and reverse-zoonotic transmission. Global swine production and trade increase the risk of swine IAV transmission.

However, the lack of systematic surveillance infrastructure hinders identifying emerging pathogens in pigs and their potential for zoonotic spillover. Effective surveillance is needed to uncover emerging viral strains, but understanding the swIAV genomic landscape remains limited.