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Influenza A virus

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Influenza A virus (IAV) is the only species of the genus Alphainfluenzavirus of the virus family Orthomyxoviridae.[1] It is a pathogen with strains that infect birds and some mammals. It also caused seasonal flu in humans.

Mammals where different strains of IAV spread with transmission are bats, pigs, horses and dogs. Other mammals can become infected.[2][3]

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  1. "Taxonomy". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  2. Runstadler JA, Puryear W (2020). "A Brief Introduction to Influenza A Virus in Marine Mammals". Animal Influenza Virus. Methods in Molecular Biology (Clifton, N.J.). Vol. 2123. pp. 429–450. doi:10.1007/978-1-0716-0346-8_33. ISBN 978-1-0716-0345-1. ISSN 1940-6029. PMID 32170708.
  3. "Influenza A Subtypes and the Species Affected | Seasonal Influenza (Flu) | CDC". Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2024-05-13. Retrieved 2024-06-17.