Dynamic swine flu map

Swine Influenza Virus in Europe

Influenza A virus (IAV) plays an important role in the porcine respiratory disease complex (PRDC). However, besides the co-infecting agents, the severity of infection and the course of disease is also influenced by the pig’s age, its health/immune status and the influenza strains involved. Since 2009, pandemic strains (H1N1pdm) have been detected in swine herds and have subsequently changed the dynamics on many farms.

For more than a decade Ceva has been supporting the diagnosis of influenza in Europe.

For detecting the virus, nasal swabs, oral fluids, bronchoalveolar lavage or lung tissue samples were taken either in herds with acute clinical signs linked to influenza or from those with unclear and persistent respiratory or reproductive symptoms. Each lab analysed the samples for IAV by PCR. Following subtyping of samples with a Ct-value <30* was performed by multiplex Real-Time PCR.

If you need support with influenza diagnosis, please contact your local Ceva Veterinary Service Team. You will find the local website here.

DISTRIBUTION OF INFLUENZA SUBTYPES PER COUNTRY

« The country clusters show the entire detected strains in a country regardless the region in the actual year»

Spain

Germany

Netherlands

Belgium

Poland

France

United Kingdom

Hungary

Austria

Italy

Portugal

Ireland

Bulgaria

Croatia

Czech Republic

Denmark

Greece

Latvia

Lithuania

Slovakia

Ukraine

Map legend

red
H1pdmN1
pink
H1pdmN2
Light pink
H1pdmNx
Green
H1huN1
light green
H1huN2
Blue
H1avN1
Cyan
H1avN2
Purple
H3N1
light purple
H3N2

H1pdmNx in Denmark in 2019 was not further investigated for the corresponding NA