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The Lancet. Infectious diseases2013; 14(2); 169-172; doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(13)70227-5

A possible outbreak of swine influenza, 1892.

Abstract: Influenza A viruses are globally enzootic in swine populations. Swine influenza has been recognised only since 1918, but an anecdotal report suggests that a swine-influenza epizootic might have occurred in England in 1892, at the same time as an explosive epidemic (or pandemic recurrence) of human influenza. This outbreak suggests that the ecobiological association between human and swine influenza could extend to before 1918. By contrast with the recent documentation of swine influenza, influenza in horses has been well documented for hundreds of years, and was often linked temporally and geographically to epidemics of human influenza. Both decreased contact between people and horses, and the concomitant increase in swine production over the past century, might have altered the character and dynamics of influenza host-switch events between people and domestic mammals.
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Publication Date: 2013-11-28 PubMed ID: 24290840PubMed Central: PMC4148685DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(13)70227-5Google Scholar: Lookup
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This research evaluates historical accounts to suggest that a swine influenza outbreak could have occurred in England in 1892, much earlier than previously recognized, and hints at the longstanding ecobiological association between human and swine influenza.

Overview of the Research

  • This paper researches historical possibilities of swine influenza occurrence before the widely recognized date of 1918.
  • The researchers point to an anecdotal report implying a swine influenza outbreak in England in 1892. This outbreak happened concurrently with an explosive epidemic or perhaps a recurrence of a pandemic of human influenza.
  • The primary aim of the study is to establish the ecobiological relationship between human and swine influenza that could have existed before 1918.

Comparison with Influenza in Horses

  • In this research, authors also provide contrasting insights into influenza in horses which is well-documented for hundreds of years, and has often been linked temporally and geographically to human influenza outbreaks.
  • This contrasts with the scant historical documentation of swine influenza.

Impact of Human-Animal Contact on Influenza Dynamics

  • An important view provided by this study is how the dynamics of influenza host-switch events between people and domestic animals could have been influenced by the change in human-animal contact over the years.
  • The research highlights how decreased contact between people and horses, coupled with the increase in swine production over the past century, might have reshaped the nature and mechanics of influenza swapping hosts between humans and domestic animals.

Implications of the Research

  • By implying a possible historical occurrence of a swine influenza outbreak in 1892, this research expands the timeline of swine influenza’s existence.
  • Through contrasting the historical records of influenza in horses with swine influenza, this study underscores the need for meticulous study and documentation of influenza in different animal species.
  • Understanding the alteration in influenza dynamics due to the changes in human-animal contact further underscores the significance of ecobiology in studying diseases.

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Morens DM, Taubenberger JK. (2013). A possible outbreak of swine influenza, 1892. Lancet Infect Dis, 14(2), 169-172. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(13)70227-5

Publication

The Lancet. Infectious diseases
ISSN: 1474-4457
NlmUniqueID: 101130150
Country: United States
Language: English
Volume: 14
Issue: 2
Pages: 169-172
PII: S1473-3099(13)70227-5

Researcher Affiliations

Morens, David M
  • Office of the Director, Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA. Electronic address: dmorens@niaid.nih.gov.
Taubenberger, Jeffery K
  • Viral Pathogenesis and Evolution Section, Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.

MeSH Terms

  • Animals
  • Disease Outbreaks / history
  • Disease Outbreaks / veterinary
  • England / epidemiology
  • History, 19th Century
  • Humans
  • Influenza, Human / epidemiology
  • Influenza, Human / history
  • Orthomyxoviridae Infections / epidemiology
  • Orthomyxoviridae Infections / history
  • Orthomyxoviridae Infections / veterinary
  • Swine
  • Swine Diseases / epidemiology
  • Swine Diseases / history
  • Zoonoses / epidemiology
  • Zoonoses / history

Grant Funding

  • ZIA AI000995-07 / Intramural NIH HHS

Conflict of Interest Statement

. We declare that we have no conflicts of interest.

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