Deletion of the EP402R Gene from the Genome of African Swine Fever Vaccine Strain ASFV-G-∆I177L Provides the Potential Capability of Differentiating between Infected and Vaccinated Animals

The African swine fever virus (ASFV) mutant ASFV-G-∆I177L is a safe and efficacious vaccine which induces protection against the challenge of its parental virus, the Georgia 2010 isolate. Although a genetic DIVA (differentiation between infected and vaccinated animals) assay has been developed for t...

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Published in:	Viruses
Main Authors:	Manuel V. Borca, Elizabeth Ramirez-Medina, Nallely Espinoza, Ayushi Rai, Edward Spinard, Lauro Velazquez-Salinas, Alyssa Valladares, Ediane Silva, Leeanna Burton, Amanda Meyers, Jason Clark, Ping Wu, Cyril G. Gay, Douglas P. Gladue
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2024-02-01
Subjects:	African swine fever virus African swine fever ASF vaccine EP402R marker vaccine I177L Ep402R
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/16/3/376