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. 2021 Jul;10(26):e0035021.
doi: 10.1128/MRA.00350-21. Epub 2021 Jul 1.

First-Time Presence of African Swine Fever Virus Genotype II in Nigeria

Adeyinka J Adedeji  1   2 , Pam D Luka  1 , Rebecca B Atai  1 , Toyin A Olubade  1 , Dupe A Hambolu  3 , Mary A Ogunleye  4 , Vincent B Muwanika  5 , Charles Masembe  2
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First-Time Presence of African Swine Fever Virus Genotype II in Nigeria

Adeyinka J Adedeji et al. Microbiol Resour Announc. 2021 Jul.

Abstract

A confirmed African swine fever (ASF) outbreak in Nigeria was further investigated by partial sequencing of the B464L and E183L genes of ASF virus (ASFV). Results revealed the first-time presence of ASFV genotype II in Nigeria and West Africa. This finding has serious implications for control measures and food security.

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(A) Phylogenetic tree of partial B646L (p72) gene nucleotide sequences of Nigerian ASFV from a pig farm in Lagos, Nigeria. The tree was inferred using the minimum evolution method with 1,000 bootstrap replicates. The Nigerian ASFV isolates from this study are indicated in boldface and clustered with ASFV genotype II. (B) Phylogenetic tree based on the full-length E183L gene (p54). The phylogenetic tree was inferred using the minimum evolution method. The Nigerian ASFV sequences analyzed in this study are indicated by boldface and clustered within genotype II. The scale bar indicates the number of nucleotide substitutions per site.
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