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Archives of virology1989; 106(1-2); 159-164; doi: 10.1007/BF01311048

Origin of the hemagglutinin on A/Equine/Johannesburg/86 (H3N8): the first known equine influenza outbreak in South Africa.

Abstract: A severe influenza outbreak occurred in horses in South Africa in 1986. The causative agent was identified as an influenza virus [A/Equine/Johannesburg/86 (H3N8)]. Antigenic analyses of the hemagglutinin (HA) with ferret antisera and monoclonal antibodies showed that the Eq/Johannesburg/86 virus is similar to recent equine H3 viruses. The nucleotide sequence analysis on the HA genes of Eq/Johannesburg/86 and other equine H3 influenza viruses, together with the epidemiological data, clearly demonstrated that the Eq/Johannesburg/86 virus was derived from a virus that had been circulating in horses in the United States in 1986-87. The epidemiological information suggests that the unusually severe influenza outbreak in South Africa may be due to the lack of immunity to these viruses in the horse population.
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Publication Date: 1989-01-01 PubMed ID: 2548457DOI: 10.1007/BF01311048Google Scholar: Lookup
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This research explores the origins of an influenza outbreak in horses in South Africa in 1986. It was found that the outbreak was caused by a virus—specifically A/Equine/Johannesburg/86 (H3N8)—that had previously been circulating in equine populations in the United States.

Analysis and Identification of the Virus

  • The outbreak of influenza in horses in South Africa was severe and the causing agent of the epidemic was identified as the influenza virus A/Equine/Johannesburg/86 (H3N8).
  • Through antigenic analysis of the hemagglutinin (HA) using ferret antisera and monoclonal antibodies, it was found that the Eq/Johannesburg/86 virus is similar to other recent equine H3 viruses.
  • The researchers employed nucleotide sequence analysis on the HA genes of Eq/Johannesburg/86 and other equine H3 influenza viruses. This analysis further supported their earlier antigenic observations and confirmed the similarity of the Eq/Johannesburg/86 virus to other equine H3 viruses.

Origins and Epidemiology of the Virus

  • Further studies, combining the results from the nucleotide sequence analysis with epidemiological data, demonstrated that the Eq/Johannesburg/86 virus likely originated from a virus circulating in horse populations in the United States in 1986-87.
  • The virus, therefore, was not unique to the South African outbreak but instead part of a wider circulation of similar viruses in global equine populations.

Severity of the Outbreak and Lack of Immunity

  • The epidemiological information gathered during the research suggested a possible explanation for the unusually severe outbreak in South Africa: a lack of immunity to these viruses in the South African horse population.
  • This implies that the South African horses had not been previously exposed or had not built sufficient immunity to this strain of influenza virus. As a result, when the virus was introduced, it caused a severe epidemic.

Conclusion

  • The study concludes that the severity of the outbreak in South Africa in 1986 was due to a lack of immunity in the horse population and identifies the virus that caused the outbreak as a strain of influenza that was also circulating in the United States around the same time.

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Kawaoka Y, Webster RG. (1989). Origin of the hemagglutinin on A/Equine/Johannesburg/86 (H3N8): the first known equine influenza outbreak in South Africa. Arch Virol, 106(1-2), 159-164. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01311048

Publication

Archives of virology
ISSN: 0304-8608
NlmUniqueID: 7506870
Country: Austria
Language: English
Volume: 106
Issue: 1-2
Pages: 159-164

Researcher Affiliations

Kawaoka, Y
  • Department of Virology and Molecular Biology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee.
Webster, R G

    MeSH Terms

    • Amino Acids / analysis
    • Animals
    • Disease Outbreaks / veterinary
    • Hemagglutination Inhibition Tests / veterinary
    • Hemagglutinins, Viral / genetics
    • Hemagglutinins, Viral / immunology
    • Horse Diseases / immunology
    • Horse Diseases / microbiology
    • Horses
    • Influenza A Virus, H3N8 Subtype
    • Influenza A virus / immunology
    • Orthomyxoviridae Infections / epidemiology
    • Orthomyxoviridae Infections / immunology
    • Orthomyxoviridae Infections / veterinary
    • South Africa

    Grant Funding

    • AI52586 / NIAID NIH HHS
    • CA 21765 / NCI NIH HHS

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