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A Re-Evaluation of African Swine Fever Genotypes Based on p72 Sequences Reveals the Existence of Only Six Distinct p72 Groups.
Viruses - 11 Nov 2023
Spinard Edward, Dinhobl Mark, Tesler Nicolas, Birtley Hillary, Signore Anthony V, Ambagala Aruna, Masembe Charles, Borca Manuel V, Gladue Douglas P
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The African swine fever virus (ASFV) is currently causing a world-wide pandemic of a highly lethal disease in domestic swine and wild boar. Currently, recombinant ASF live-attenuated vaccines based on a genotype II virus strain are commercially available in Vietnam. With 25 reported ASFV genotypes in the literature, it is important to understand the molecular basis and usefulness of ASFV genotyping, as well as...
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