Volume 16, Number 12—December 2010
Letter
Serologic Evidence of Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Infection in Dogs, Italy
William G. Dundon
, Paola De Benedictis, Elisabetta Viale, and Ilaria Capua
, Paola De Benedictis, Elisabetta Viale, and Ilaria Capua
Table
Anagraphic data and HI and MN titers of canine serum specimens against A/Verona/Italy/2810/2009 (H1N1), 2009*
| Sample no. |
Species |
Birth date |
Sample origin, Italy |
Coordinates |
Sample date/wk |
HI |
MN |
| 4410 | English setter | 2005 Jun 5 | Mercato Saraceno | 43°57′0′′N,12°12′0′′E | Nov 24/43 | 32 | 640 |
| 4438 | Labrador retriever | 2005 Oct10 | Casale Monferrato | 45°8′3′′N, 8°27′30′′E | Nov 26/44 | 32 | 160 |
| 4444 | Chihuahua | 2008 Apr 7 | Mantaova | 45°10′0′′N, 10°48′0′′E | Nov 30/44 | 16 | 160 |
| 4460 | Small cross-breed | 2005 Jan 20 | Milano | 45°27′50.98′′N, 9°11′25.21′′E | Nov 30/44 | 256 | >2,560 |
| 4517 | Italian Segugio | 2007 Jul 4 | Giussano | 45°42′0′′N, 9°13′0′′E | Nov 30/44 | 128 | 640 |
| 4520 | Shih tzu | 2007 Dec 8 | Peschiera del Garda | 45°26′0′′N, 10°41′0′′E | Dec 2/46 | 64 | 320 |
| 4618 | Yorkshire terrier | 2008 Dec 21 | Garda | 45°34′0′′N, 10°43′0′′E | Dec 9/45 | 256 | >2,560 |
*HI, hemagglutination inhibition; MN, microneutralization.
Page created: August 28, 2011
Page updated: August 28, 2011
Page reviewed: August 28, 2011
The conclusions, findings, and opinions expressed by authors contributing to this journal do not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Public Health Service, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the authors' affiliated institutions. Use of trade names is for identification only and does not imply endorsement by any of the groups named above.