Diagnostic notes: Defining swine influenza virus
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Swine influenza virus structure Influenza viruses are enveloped, segmented, single-stranded, negative-sense RNA viruses belonging to the family Orthomyxoviridae.2 The Orthomyxoviridae family consists of four genera – influenza A virus, influenza B virus, influenza C virus, and thogotovirus.2 As influenza A viruses cause disease in animals, birds, and humans,3 including swine, this genus will be discussed in detail.
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