Comparative Analysis of Whole-Genome Sequence of African Swine Fever Virus Belgium 2018/1

Emerg Infect Dis. 2019 Jun;25(6):1249-1252. doi: 10.3201/eid2506.190286. Epub 2019 Jun 17.

Abstract

We analyzed the whole-genome sequence of African swine fever virus Belgium 2018/1. The strain fits into the European genotype II (>99.98% identity). The high-coverage sequence revealed 15 differences compared with an improved African swine fever virus Georgia 2007/1 sequence. However, in the absence of genetic markers, no spatial or temporal correlations could be defined.

Keywords: African swine fever virus; molecular epidemiology; viruses; whole-genome sequencing.

Publication types

  • Historical Article
  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • African Swine Fever / epidemiology*
  • African Swine Fever / history
  • African Swine Fever / virology*
  • African Swine Fever Virus / classification*
  • African Swine Fever Virus / genetics*
  • African Swine Fever Virus / isolation & purification
  • Animals
  • Belgium / epidemiology
  • Genome, Viral*
  • Genomics / methods
  • History, 21st Century
  • Inverted Repeat Sequences
  • Swine
  • Whole Genome Sequencing*