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Genotype I African swine fever viruses emerged in domestic pigs in China and caused chronic infection.
Emerging microbes & infections - 1 Dec 2021
Sun Encheng, Huang Lianyu, Zhang Xianfeng, Zhang Jiwen, Shen Dongdong, Zhang Zhenjiang, Wang Zilong, Huo Hong, Wang Wenqing, Huangfu Haoyue, Wang Wan, Li Fang, Liu Renqiang, Sun Jianhong, Tian Zhijun, Xia Wei, Guan Yuntao, He Xijun, Zhu Yuanmao, Zhao Dongming, Bu Zhigao
Abstract excerpt
The Georgia-07-like genotype II African swine fever virus (ASFV) with high virulence has been prevalent in China since 2018. Here, we report that genotype I ASFVs have now also emerged in China. Two non-haemadsorbing genotype I ASFVs, HeN/ZZ-P1/21 and SD/DY-I/21, were isolated from pig farms in Henan and Shandong province, respectively. Phylogenetic analysis of the whole genome sequences suggested that both...
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