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Molecular characterization of African Swine fever viruses in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Senegal 1989-2016: Genetic diversity of ASFV in West Africa.
Transboundary and emerging diseases - 1 Sept 2021
Minoungou Germaine L, Diop Mariame, Dakouo Marthin, Ouattara Abdoul Karim, Settypalli Tirumala Bharani K, Lo Modou M, Sidibe Satigui, Kanyala Estelle, Kone Yaya Sidi, Diallo Moctar Sidi, Ouedraogo Anne, Coulibaly Kadiatou, Ouedraogo Victorine, Sow Ibrahim, Niang Mamadou, Achenbach Jenna Elizabeth, Wade Abel, Unger Hermann, Diallo Adama, Cattoli Giovanni, Lamien Charles Euloge, Simpore Jacques
Abstract excerpt
African swine fever (ASF) has been endemic in sub-Saharan Africa since the 1960s. Following its introduction in Senegal, in 1957, ASF steadily progressed through West Africa, reaching Burkina Faso in 2003, and later Mali in 2016. Despite the heavy burden of disease on pig production, little information is available on the genetic diversity of Africa swine fever virus (ASFV) in Burkina Faso, Mali and Senegal....
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