Researchers Find Equine Influenza Virus in Camels

University of Florida researchers have found evidence that equine influenza A virus can jump from horses to camels, and they believe humans could be next.
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University of Florida (UF) researchers have found evidence that equine influenza A virus can jump from horses to camels—and they believe humans could be next.

The One Health Center of Excellence for Research and Training in UF’s Emerging Pathogens Institute, in collaboration with U.S. and Mongolian institutions, has identified the first known case of an equine influenza virus in camels.

“Over the last 10 years, we’ve been amazed at all the cross-species jumps of influenza,” said Gregory C. Gray, MD, MPH, FIDSA, center director and environmental and global health professor in UF’s College of Public Health and Health Professions. “Now we’re finding yet another.”

Although there is no immediate risk to humans, the inter-mammalian transmission of the virus is a major concern for public health researchers interested in controlling the threat of pandemic influenza, he said

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