African Swine Fever Virus Isolate, Georgia, 2007

Rowlands, Rebecca J.; Michaud, Vincent; Heath, Livio; Hutchings, Geoff; Oura, Chris; Vosloo, Wilna; Dwarka, Rahana; Onashvili, Tinatin; Albina, Emmanuel; Dixon, Linda K.

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African Swine Fever Virus Isolate, Georgia, 2007

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Dec 2008
By Rowlands, Rebecca J. ; Michaud, Vincent ; Heath, Livio ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Rowlands, Rebecca J. ; Michaud, Vincent ; Heath, Livio ; Hutchings, Geoff ; Oura, Chris ; Vosloo, Wilna ; Dwarka, Rahana ; Onashvili, Tinatin ; Albina, Emmanuel ; Dixon, Linda K.
Description:

African swine fever (ASF) is widespread in Africa but is rarely introduced to other continents. In June 2007, ASF was confirmed in the Caucasus region of Georgia, and it has since spread to neighboring countries. DNA fragments amplified from the genome of the isolates from domestic pigs in Georgia in 2007 were sequenced and compared with other ASF virus (ASFV) isolates to establish the genotype of the virus. Sequences were obtained from 4 genome regions, including part of the gene B646L that encodes the p72 capsid protein, the complete E183L and CP204L genes, which encode the p54 and p30 proteins and the variable region of the B602L gene. Analysis of these sequences indicated that the Georgia 2007 isolate is closely related to isolates belonging to genotype II, which is circulating in Mozambique, Madagascar, and Zambia. One possibility for the spread of disease to Georgia is that pigs were fed ASFV-contaminated pork brought in on ships and, subsequently, the disease was disseminated throughout the region.
Subjects:

African Swine Fever African Swine Fever Virus Amino Acid Sequence Animals Base Sequence Capsid Proteins Disease Outbreaks Genotype Molecular Sequence Data Phosphoproteins Sequence Analysis, DNA Sus Scrofa Viral Proteins Viral Structural Proteins
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 14(12):1870-1874
Pubmed ID:

19046509
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC2634662
Document Type:

Journal Article
Funding:

BBS/E/I/00001003/Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council/United Kingdom ; BBS/E/I/00001040/Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council/United Kingdom ; Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom
Place as Subject:

Georgia (Republic)
Volume:

14
Issue:

12
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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