On August 3, 2018, an outbreak of African swine fever in pigs was reported in China. We subjected a virus from an African swine fever-positive pig sample to phylogenetic analysis. This analysis showed that the causative strain belonged to the p72 genotype II and CD2v serogroup 8.
Keywords: ASF; ASFV; African swine fever; African swine fever virus; China; causative virus strain; genotype; molecular characterization; outbreak; pigs; serotype; viruses; zoonoses.