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    Posted: September 07 2016 at 11:07am
Influenza D officially named

The International Committee of Taxonomy of Viruses approved the name of influenza D, discovered by scientists at South Dakota State University (SDSU) in 2011. Cattle are the primary reservoir for this virus, which is part of a new genus, Orthomyxovirdae.

When influenza D was first identified in 2011, it was thought to be a novel influenza C virus, because the first sample was obtained in a diseased pig. But researchers, including Feng Li, PhD, at SDSU, showed that influenza D was actually the first influenza virus identified in cattle and is endemic in many cattle populations. Influenza D is 50% similar to influenza C.

Since 2011, Li and his colleagues also showed that influenza D does not affect poultry, but can be found in blood samples from sheep and goats. Transmission occurs only through direct contact, and the virus at this time poses no threat to human health.

"From a science viewpoint, it's very exciting to work with a brand-new virus," said Li in an SDSU press release. "We have much to learn about this new virus."

http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2016/09/news-scan-sep-06-2016
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Originally posted by arirish arirish wrote:

...the virus at this time poses no threat to human health...


I'm sure they're right, but nothing about novel flu viruses makes me feel particularly warm and fuzzy - especially when they're under the watchful eye of the industry that created mad cow disease.

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Co-infection with A or B virus or other vector ?

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27598244 

We report on four patients with fatal influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 and dengue virus coinfections. Clinical, necropsy and histopathologic findings presented in all cases were characteristic of influenza-dengue coinfections, and all were laboratory-confirmed for both infections. The possibility of influenza and dengue coinfection should be considered in locations where these two viruses' epidemic periods coincide to avoid fatal outcomes. 
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