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. 2018 Apr;24(4):796-798.
doi: 10.3201/eid2404.171238.

African Swine Fever Virus, Siberia, Russia, 2017

Denis Kolbasov, Ilya Titov, Sodnom Tsybanov, Andrey Gogin, Alexander Malogolovkin

African Swine Fever Virus, Siberia, Russia, 2017

Denis Kolbasov et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2018 Apr.

Abstract

African swine fever (ASF) is arguably the most dangerous and emerging swine disease worldwide. ASF is a serious problem for the swine industry. The first case of ASF in Russia was reported in 2007. We report an outbreak of ASF in Siberia, Russia, in 2017.

Keywords: African swine fever; African swine fever virus; IGRI variant; Irkutsk; Russia; Siberia; genotype II; intergenic region variant; swine; viruses; zoonoses.

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African swine fever outbreaks in Russia and countries in eastern Europe, 2017. Black box indicates outbreak in the Irkutsk region in Siberia, Russia.
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