ReviewEuro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin2016
Weighing serological evidence of human exposure to animal influenza viruses - a literature review.
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 40 citations in OpenAlex.
- Adherence of SARS-CoV-2 Seroepidemiologic Studies to the ROSES-S Reporting Guideline During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Influenza and other respiratory viruses · 2024Pooled it
- Serological Evidence of Human Infection With Avian Influenza A(H7N9) Virus: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.The Journal of infectious diseases · 2022Pooled it
- Serological evidence of human infection with SARS-CoV-2: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The Lancet. Global health · 2021Pooled it
- Serological evidence of human infections with highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC medicine · 2020Pooled it
- A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study (2009-2023): Exploring Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 Antibody Time Series in Humans and Swine and Vaccine Coverage in Two Target Groups.Zoonoses and public health · 2026Article
- Serological Surveillance of Avian Influenza Virus H9N2 Subtype in Occupational Populations Exposed to Poultry Environment in China During 2018-2023.Open forum infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Occupational Risk from Avian Influenza Viruses at Different Ecological Interfaces Between 1997 and 2019.Microorganisms · 2025Review
- A cross-sectional study on the understanding and attitudes toward influenza and influenza vaccines among different occupational groups in China.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2024Article
- Cross-species infection potential of avian influenza H13 viruses isolated from wild aquatic birds to poultry and mammals.Emerging microbes & infections · 2023Article
- Review
- Human Immunity and Susceptibility to Influenza A(H3) Viruses of Avian, Equine, and Swine Origin.Emerging infectious diseases · 2023Article
- Influenza viruses and coronaviruses: Knowns, unknowns, and common research challenges.PLoS pathogens · 2021Review
- Serologic Evidence of Occupational Exposure to Avian Influenza Viruses at the Wildfowl/Poultry/Human Interface.Microorganisms · 2021Article
- ROSES-S: Statement from the World Health Organization on the reporting of seroepidemiologic studies for SARS-CoV-2.Influenza and other respiratory viruses · 2021Article
- Respiratory Tract Explant Infection Dynamics of Influenza A Virus in California Sea Lions, Northern Elephant Seals, and Rhesus Macaques.Journal of virology · 2021Article
- Mitigating Future Respiratory Virus Pandemics: New Threats and Approaches to Consider.Viruses · 2021Review
- A Comparative Study of Associated Microbiota Between Pig Farm and Pig Slaughterhouse in Guangdong, China.Current microbiology · 2020Article
- High Risk of Influenza Virus Infection Among Swine Workers: Examining a Dynamic Cohort in China.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2020Article
- Inventory of molecular markers affecting biological characteristics of avian influenza A viruses.Virus genes · 2019Review
- Avian Influenza A Viruses among Occupationally Exposed Populations, China, 2014-2016.Emerging infectious diseases · 2019Article
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Abstract
Assessing influenza A virus strains circulating in animals and their potential to cross the species barrier and cause human infections is important to improve human influenza surveillance and preparedness. We reviewed studies describing serological evidence of human exposure to animal influenza viruses. Comparing serological data is difficult due to a lack of standardisation in study designs and in laboratory methods used in published reports. Therefore, we designed a scoring system to assess and weigh specificity of obtained serology results in the selected articles. Many studies report reliable evidence of antibodies to swine influenza viruses among persons occupationally exposed to pigs. Most avian influenza studies target H5, H7 and H9 subtypes and most serological evidence of human exposure to avian influenza viruses is reported for these subtypes. Avian influenza studies receiving a low grade in this review often reported higher seroprevalences in humans compared with studies with a high grade. Official surveillance systems mainly focus on avian H5 and H7 viruses. Swine influenza viruses and avian subtypes other than H5 and H7 (emphasising H9) should be additionally included in official surveillance systems. Surveillance efforts should also be directed towards understudied geographical areas, such as Africa and South America.
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