Molecular Characterization of African Swine Fever Viruses from Outbreaks in Peri-Urban Kampala, Uganda

African swine fever (ASF) is an infectious transboundary disease of domestic pigs and wild swine and is currently the most serious constraint to piggery in Uganda. The causative agent of ASF is a large double-stranded linear DNA virus with a complex structure. There are twenty-four ASFV genotypes de...

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Main Authors: Frank Norbert Mwiine, Joseph Nkamwesiga, Christian Ndekezi, Sylvester Ochwo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:Advances in Virology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/1463245