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Detection of the first recombinant African swine fever virus (genotypes I and II) in domestic pigs in Russia.
Molecular biology reports - 25 Sept 2024
Igolkin Alexey, Mazloum Ali, Zinyakov Nikolay, Chernyshev Roman, Schalkwyk Antoinette van, Shotin Andrey, Lavrentiev Ivan, Gruzdev Konstantin, Chvala Ilya
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INTRODUCTION: African swine fever (ASF) is a contagious viral disease that affects pigs and wild boars, with a mortality rate of up to 100% in susceptible animals. The virus has been circulating in Europe and Asia since its introduction in 2007. Initially, all studied isolates were identified as genotype II, but in 2021 genotype I was reported in China. Later in 2023, the first recombinant virus of genotype I and...
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