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Deletion of the H240R Gene in African Swine Fever Virus Partially Reduces Virus Virulence in Swine
29 Jun 2023
Abstract excerpt
African swine fever (ASF) is a highly contagious disease that affects wild and domestic swine. Currently, the disease is present as a pandemic affecting pork production in Eurasia and the Caribbean region. The etiological agent of ASF is a large, highly complex structural virus (ASFV) harboring a double-stranded genome encoding for more than 160 proteins whose functions, in most cases, have not been...
