Publications by authors named "Manu Dixit"
Article Synopsis
- The H9N2 avian influenza virus, often overlooked, poses a potential risk of becoming a pandemic virus through genetic changes or interactions with other subtypes.
- A cross-sectional study in Madhya Pradesh collected 500 poultry tissue samples and 700 environmental samples, finding a 9.4% prevalence in tissues and 9.7% in environmental samples, with 10 out of 20 districts testing positive for the virus.
- The study identified two significant risk factors related to H9N2 positivity: the number of birds slaughtered daily and sourcing birds from wholesalers, suggesting a concern for genetic exchange that could enhance zoonotic transmission to humans and other animals.
Swine influenza virus (SIV) belongs to family Orthomyxoviridae and can cause acute respiratory infection in pigs. Several pandemic H1N1 human fatal influenza cases were reported in India. Though pigs are predisposed to both avian and human influenza virus infections with the potential to generate novel reassortants, there are only a few reports of SIV in Indian pigs.
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