Highly Pathogenic Swine Getah Virus in Blue Foxes, Eastern China, 2017

Abstract

We isolated Getah virus from infected foxes in Shandong Province, eastern China. We sequenced the complete Getah virus genome, and phylogenetic analysis revealed a close relationship with a highly pathogenic swine epidemic strain in China. Epidemiologic investigation showed that pigs might play a pivotal role in disease transmission to foxes.

Keywords

• Getah virus
• blue fox
• swine
• China
• phylogenetic analysis
• viruses