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Deletion at the 5'-end of Estonian ASFV strains associated with an attenuated phenotype.
Scientific reports - 25 Apr 2018
Zani Laura, Forth Jan Hendrik, Forth Leonie, Nurmoja Imbi, Leidenberger Simone, Henke Julia, Carlson Jolene, Breidenstein Christiane, Viltrop Arvo, Höper Dirk, Sauter-Louis Carola, Beer Martin, Blome Sandra
Abstract excerpt
African swine fever (ASF) was introduced into the Eastern European Union in 2014 and led to considerable mortality among wild boar. In contrast, unexpected high antibody prevalence was reported in hunted wild boar in north-eastern Estonia. One of the causative virus strains was recently characterized. While it still showed rather high virulence in the majority of experimentally infected animals, one animal...
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