Emerging Infectious Diseases (Aug 2011)

African Swine Fever Virus p72 Genotype IX in Domestic Pigs, Congo, 2009

  • Carmina Gallardo,
  • Raquel Anchuelo,
  • Virginia Pelayo,
  • Frédéric Poudevigne,
  • Tati Leon,
  • Jacques Nzoussi,
  • Richard Bishop,
  • Covadonga Pérez,
  • Alejandro Soler,
  • Raquel Nieto,
  • Hilario Martín,
  • Marisa Arias

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1708.101877
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 17, no. 8
pp. 1556 – 1558

Abstract

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African swine fever virus p72 genotype IX, associated with outbreaks in eastern Africa, is cocirculating in the Republic of the Congo with West African genotype I. Data suggest that viruses from eastern Africa are moving into western Africa, increasing the threat of outbreaks caused by novel viruses in this region.

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