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Outbreak of Influenza A/equi-2 in Switzerland

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EQUINE influenza virus was first isolated in 1956 in Czechoslovakia1; this original strain was called A/equi-l. A different type (A/equi-2) was recognized in 1963 in the United States2. For a number of years the A/equi-1 virus was apparently the only type responsible for horse influenza in Europe3,4.

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  1. National Influenza Centre, Institute of Hygiene, Geneva

    M. F. PACCAUD & M. COUARD

  2. Veterinary Faculty, University of Berne,

    F. BÜRKI & H. GERBBR

  3. Federal Army Remount Depot, Berne

    J. LÖHRER

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PACCAUD, M., COUARD, M., BÜRKI, F. et al. Outbreak of Influenza A/equi-2 in Switzerland. Nature 211, 101–102 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/211101a0

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