Phylogeographic Analysis of African Swine Fever Virus, Western Europe, 2018

Phylogeographic Analysis of African Swine Fever Virus, Western Europe, 2018

In September 2018, African swine fever in wild boars was detected in Belgium. We used African swine fever–infected spleen samples to perform a phylogenetic analysis of the virus. The causative strain belongs to genotype II, and its closest relatives are viruses previously isolated in Ukraine, Belaru...

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Main Authors: Mutien Garigliany, Daniel Desmecht, Marylène Tignon, Dominique Cassart, Christophe Lesenfant, Julien Paternostre, Rosario Volpe, Ann Brigitte Cay, Thierry van den Berg, Annick Linden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
African swine fever
Asfarviridae
wild boar
emergence
Belgium
viruses
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/1/18-1535_article

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