Emerging Infectious Diseases (May 2024)

Detection of Recombinant African Swine Fever Virus Strains of p72 Genotypes I and II in Domestic Pigs, Vietnam, 2023

  • Van Phan Le,
  • Van Tam Nguyen,
  • Tran Bac Le,
  • Nguyen Tuan Anh Mai,
  • Viet Dung Nguyen,
  • Thi Tam Than,
  • Thi Ngoc Ha Lai,
  • Ki Hyun Cho,
  • Seong-Keun Hong,
  • Yeon Hee Kim,
  • Tran Anh Dao Bui,
  • Thi Lan Nguyen,
  • Daesub Song,
  • Aruna Ambagala

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3005.231775
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 30, no. 5
pp. 991 – 994

Abstract

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African swine fever virus (ASFV) genotype II is endemic to Vietnam. We detected recombinant ASFV genotypes I and II (rASFV I/II) strains in domestic pigs from 6 northern provinces in Vietnam. The introduction of rASFV I/II strains could complicate ongoing ASFV control measures in the region.

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