Genetic characterisation of six novel African swine fever viruses isolated from a pig, warthog, wild boar, and ticks

African swine fever (ASF) is a disease that affects domestic pigs and wild boars, resulting in up to 100% case fatality rate, and there is currently no effective treatment or vaccine. To date, there are 67 ASFV complete genome sequences available, but most of the sequences represent only genotypes I...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ndlovu, Sandy Sibusiso
Other Authors: Williamson, Anna-Lise
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Health Sciences 2021
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/33876