Molecular characterization and phylogenetic study of African swine fever virus isolates from recent outbreaks in Uganda (2010–2013)

Kalenzi Atuhaire, David; Afayoa, Mathias; Ochwo, Sylvester; Mwesigwa, Savannah; Boniface Okuni, Julius; Olaho‐Mukani, W.; Ojok, Lonzy

doi:10.1186/1743-422x-10-247

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Molecular characterization and phylogenetic study of African swine fever virus isolates from recent outbreaks in Uganda (2010–2013)

Published in Virology Journal • Aug 1, 2013

Authors:

David Kalenzi Atuhaire

Mathias Afayoa

Sylvester Ochwo

Abstract

BACKGROUND: African swine fever (ASF) is a highly lethal and economically significant disease of domestic pigs in Eastern Africa particularly in Uganda where outbreaks regularly occur. Sequence analysis of variable genome regions have been extensively used for molecular epidemiological studies of Af...

Subject

Biology

Outbreak

African swine fever virus

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