Genetic Analysis of African Swine Fever Virus From the 2018 Outbreak in South-Eastern Burundi

African swine fever (ASF) is a contagious viral disease that causes high mortality, approaching 100%, in domestic pigs and wild boars. The disease has neither a cure nor a vaccine, and it is caused by an ASF virus (ASFV), the only member of the family Asfarviridae, genus Asfivirus, and the only know...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Main Authors:	Jean N. Hakizimana, Lionel Nyabongo, Jean B. Ntirandekura, Clara Yona, Désiré Ntakirutimana, Olivier Kamana, Hans Nauwynck, Gerald Misinzo
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-11-01
Subjects:	African swine fever Asfarviridae Burundi domestic pigs genotyping
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2020.578474/full