Complete Genome Sequences of Five Foot-and-Mouth Disease Viruses of Serotype A Isolated from Cattle in Nigeria between 2013 and 2015

Frank Vandenbussche; Elisabeth Mathijs; Hussaini G Ularamu; David O Ehizibolo; Andy Haegeman; David Lefebvre; Annebel R De Vleeschauwer; Steven Van Borm; Kris De Clercq

doi:10.1128/genomeA.00039-18

Complete Genome Sequences of Five Foot-and-Mouth Disease Viruses of Serotype A Isolated from Cattle in Nigeria between 2013 and 2015

Genome Announc. 2018 Feb 15;6(7):e00039-18. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00039-18.

Authors

Frank Vandenbussche¹, Elisabeth Mathijs¹, Hussaini G Ularamu², David O Ehizibolo², Andy Haegeman³, David Lefebvre³, Annebel R De Vleeschauwer³, Steven Van Borm⁴, Kris De Clercq³

Affiliations

¹ Molecular Platform, Veterinary and Agrochemical Research Centre, Ukkel, Belgium.
² FMD Laboratory, Viral Research Division, National Veterinary Research Institute (NVRI), Vom, Nigeria.
³ Vesicular and Exotic Diseases Unit, Veterinary and Agrochemical Research Centre, Ukkel, Belgium.
⁴ Molecular Platform, Veterinary and Agrochemical Research Centre, Ukkel, Belgium steven.vanborm@coda-cerva.be.

Abstract

The complete genome sequences of 5 foot-and-mouth disease viruses of serotype A are reported here. These viruses originate from outbreaks in northern Nigeria in 2013 to 2015 and belong to the A/AFRICA/G-IV lineage.