Outbreak of African Swine Fever, Vietnam, 2019

Emerg Infect Dis. 2019 Jul;25(7):1433-1435. doi: 10.3201/eid2507.190303. Epub 2019 Jul 17.

Abstract

African swine fever is one of the most dangerous diseases of swine. We confirmed the 2019 outbreak in Vietnam by real-time reverse transcription PCR. The causative strain belonged to p72 genotype II and was 100% identical with viruses isolated in China (2018) and Georgia (2007). International prevention and control collaboration is needed.

Keywords: African swine fever; Vietnam; outbreak; swine; viruses.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

  • African Swine Fever / epidemiology*
  • African Swine Fever / history
  • African Swine Fever / virology
  • Animals
  • Asfarviridae / classification
  • Asfarviridae / genetics
  • DNA, Viral
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Genes, Viral
  • Genotype
  • High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing
  • History, 21st Century
  • Phylogeny
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Swine

Substances

  • DNA, Viral