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Co-Deletion of A238L and EP402R Genes from a Genotype IX African Swine Fever Virus Results in Partial Attenuation and Protection in Swine.
Viruses - 13 Sept 2022
Abkallo Hussein M, Hemmink Johanneke D, Oduor Bernard, Khazalwa Emmanuel M, Svitek Nicholas, Assad-Garcia Nacyra, Khayumbi Jeremiah, Fuchs Walter, Vashee Sanjay, Steinaa Lucilla
Abstract excerpt
African swine fever virus (ASFV) is the causative agent of African swine fever (ASF), resulting in up to 100% mortality in pigs. Although endemic in most sub-Saharan African countries, where all known ASFV genotypes have been reported, the disease has caused pandemics of significant economic impact in Eurasia, and no vaccines or therapeutics are available to date. In endeavors to develop live-attenuated vaccines...
Topics
- African Swine Fever
- African Swine Fever Virus
- Animals
- Genotype
- Sus scrofa
- Swine
- Vaccines, Attenuated
- Viral Proteins
- Viral Vaccines
