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Analysis of the Unique Historical Isolate of African Swine Fever Virus Isolate Spencer from Outbreaks in 1951.
Viruses - 23 Jul 2024
Spinard Edward, Dinhobl Mark, Fenster Jacob, Davis Charronne, Borca Manuel V, Gladue Douglas P
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African swine fever (ASF) is a deadly hemorrhagic disease of domestic and wild swine that was first described in the early 20th century after the introduction of European pigs to Kenya. The etiological agent, the African swine fever virus (ASFV), is a large DNA virus within the Asfarviridae family that is broadly categorized epidemiologically into genotypes based on the nucleotide sequence of B646L, the gene...
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