No Evidence of Gouléako and Herbert Virus Infections in Pigs, Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana

No Evidence of Gouléako and Herbert Virus Infections in Pigs, Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana

A recent report suggested that 2 novel bunyaviruses discovered in insects in Côte d’Ivoire caused lethal disease in swine in South Korea. We conducted cell culture studies and tested serum from pigs exposed to mosquitoes in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana and found no evidence for infection in pigs.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sandra Junglen, Marco Marklewitz, Florian Zirkel, Robert Wollny, Benjamin Meyer, Hanna Heidemann, Sonja Metzger, Augustina Annan, Dickson Dei, Fabian H. Leendertz, Samuel Oppong, Sung Sup Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
viruses
arbovirus
bunyavirus
insects
Gouléako virus
Herbert virus
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/12/14-1840_article

Internet

https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/12/14-1840_article

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