Exploring the clinical significance of Swine Influenza on pig farms in Germany

Abstract

The Orthomyxoviridae family is a group of enveloped viruses with a negative-sense, singlestranded ribonucleic acid (RNA) genome. The family includes nine genera, among which the Alphainfluenzavirus is notable for causing diseases in vertebrates. Influenza A virus (IAV), the sole species of this genus, is a pathogen of great clinical and epidemiological importance. Swine influenza A virus (swIAV) is an antigenic variant of IAV, a significant pathogen impacting pigs globally. As one of the four influenza virus types, IAV is highly significant both clinically and epidemiologically, having caused significant epidemics in livestock and humans in the past.