Molecular characterization of African swine fever viruses from Burkina Faso, 2018.

ABSTRACT:

Background

African swine fever (ASF) is a viral hemorrhagic disease of domestic and wild swine. ASF has been endemic in Burkina Faso since 2003. In October 2018, substantial pig deaths occurred in Ouagadougou and two neighboring municipalities in central Burkina Faso. Following these mortalities, the veterinary extension services carried out investigations to begin control measures and collect samples.

Methods

We performed real-time PCR for diagnostic confirmation and molecular characterization of the virus based on the partial P72, the complete p54, the partial CD2v, and partial B602L genes.

Results

The field study revealed that mortalities started two weeks before our investigations. The real-time PCR results confirmed ASFV DNA in twenty samples out of sixty-two blo

SUBMITTER: Sidi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8840682 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature