Are there any testing methods for pandemic H1N1 2009 in animals, and in pigs in particular?
Yes. OFFLU – the joint OIE-FAO network of expertise on animal influenza – has developed a laboratory testing algorithm for detection of pandemic H1N1 2009 in pigs. This provides advice on the tests that should be used to confirm an occurrence of pandemic H1N1 2009 in pigs and how to differentiate the pandemic virus from other H1N1 influenza viruses known to circulate in pigs.