Molecular evidence for interspecies transmission of H3N2pM/H3N2v influenza A viruses at an Ohio agricultural fair, July 2012.

"full-length sequences from the two swine-origin influenza a virus isolates reported here a/swine/ohio/12tosu268/2012(h3n2) and a/swine/ohio/12tosu293/2012(h3n2) have been deposited in genbank (accession numbers jx534958-jx534973)."

" The authors wish to acknowledge the assistance of Mary DiOrio, Brian Fowler, Kathy Smith (Ohio Department of Health, USA), Tony Forshey (Ohio Department of Agriculture, USA) and Sabrina Swenson (United States Department of Agriculture, USA) for support during the investigation. This work has been funded by the Minnesota Center of Excellence for Influenza Research and Surveillance with federal funds from the Centers of Excellence for Influenza Research and Surveillance, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under contract NO. HHSN266200700007C and the USDA/APHIS NVSL. Any mention of trade names or commercial products is solely for the purpose of providing specific information and does not imply recommendation or endorsement by the US Department of Agriculture."