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Molecular characterization of African swine fever virus from domestic pigs in northern Tanzania during an outbreak in 2013.
Tropical animal health and production - 1 Oct 2014
Misinzo Gerald, Kwavi David E, Sikombe Christopher D, Makange Mariam, Peter Emma, Muhairwa Amandus P, Madege Michael J
Abstract excerpt
African swine fever (ASF) is an acute, highly contagious and deadly viral hemorrhagic fever of domestic pigs caused by African swine fever virus (ASFV), a double-stranded DNA virus of the family Asfarviridae. In this study, molecular diagnosis and characterization of outbreak ASFV in northern Tanzania, was performed on spleen, lymph node, kidney, and heart samples collected in June and July 2013 from domestic...
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