[DOI: 10.2174/1874357901004010052] First Pandemic H1N1 Outbreak from a Pig Farm in Italy, 2010; 4: Pp. 52-56 Ana Moreno, Livia Di Trani, Loris Alborali, Gabriele Vaccari, Ilaria Barbieri, Emiliana Falcone, Enrica Sozzi, Simona Puzelli, Gaetana Ferri and Paolo Cordioli Published Date: (05 May, 2010) The first outbreak of the pandemic H1N1 virus in a swine breeder farm in Italy in November 2009 was reported. Clinical signs observed in sows included fever, depression, anorexia and agalactia, while in piglets diarrhoea and weight loss. The morbidity in sows was approximately 30% and the accumulated mortality rate was similar with those usually reported in piggeries (
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