Abstract
The pandemic spread of African swine fever virus (ASFV) genotype II (GTII) has led to a global crisis. Since the circulating strains are almost identical, time and money have been mis-invested in whole-genome sequencing the last years. New methods, harmonised protocols for sample selection, sequencing, and bioinformatics are therefore urgently needed.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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African Swine Fever / diagnosis*
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African Swine Fever / virology
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African Swine Fever Virus / classification*
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African Swine Fever Virus / genetics*
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African Swine Fever Virus / isolation & purification
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Animals
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Computational Biology / methods
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Genes, Viral / genetics*
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Genetic Variation*
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Genome, Viral*
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Genotype
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High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing / methods
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Phylogeny
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Quality Control
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Swine
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Whole Genome Sequencing / methods*
Grants and funding
This study was funded intramurally through the “FLI’s ASFV-Research-Network.” The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.