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The first complete genome sequence of the African swine fever virus genotype X and serogroup 7 isolated in domestic pigs from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Virology journal - 21 Jan 2021
Bisimwa Patrick N, Ongus Juliette R, Steinaa Lucilla, Bisimwa Espoir B, Bochere Edwina, Machuka Eunice M, Entfellner Jean-Baka Domelevo, Okoth Edward, Pelle Roger
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BACKGROUND: African swine fever (ASF), a highly contagious hemorrhagic disease, affects domestic pigs in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where regular outbreaks are reported leading to high mortality rates approaching 100% in the affected regions. No study on the characteristics of the complete genome of strains responsible for ASF outbreaks in the South Kivu province of DRC is available, limited a better...
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