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Genetic Assessment of African Swine Fever Isolates Involved in Outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of Congo between 2005 and 2012 Reveals Co-Circulation of p72 Genotypes I, IX and XIV, Including 19 Variants.
Viruses - 18 Feb 2017
Mulumba-Mfumu Leopold K, Achenbach Jenna E, Mauldin Matthew R, Dixon Linda K, Tshilenge Curé Georges, Thiry Etienne, Moreno Noelia, Blanco Esther, Saegerman Claude, Lamien Charles E, Diallo Adama
Abstract excerpt
African swine fever (ASF) is a devastating disease of domestic pigs. It is a socioeconomically important disease, initially described from Kenya, but subsequently reported in most Sub-Saharan countries. ASF spread to Europe, South America and the Caribbean through multiple introductions which were initially eradicated-except for Sardinia-followed by re‑introduction into Europe in 2007. In this study of ASF within...
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