Viruses, Vol. 15, Pages 207: A Phylogeographic Analysis of Porcine Parvovirus 1 in Africa

Viruses, Vol. 15, Pages 207: A Phylogeographic Analysis of Porcine Parvovirus 1 in Africa Viruses doi: 10.3390/v15010207 Authors: Giovanni Franzo Habibata Lamouni Zerbo Bruno Lalidia Ouoba Adama Drabo Dji-Tombo Marietou Guitti Kindo Rasablaga Sawadogo Jelly Chang’a Stella Bitanyi Aloyce Kamigwe Charles Mayenga Modou Moustapha Lo Mbengué Ndiaye Aminata Ba Gaye Laye Diop Iolanda Vieira Anahory Lourenço P. Mapaco Sara J. Achá Valere Kouame Kouakou Emmanuel Couacy-Hymann Stephen G. Gacheru Jacqueline K. Lichoti Justus K. Kasivalu Obadiah N. Njagi Tirumala B. K. Settypalli Giovanni Cattoli Charles E. Lamien Umberto Molini William G. Dundon Porcine parvovirus 1 (PPV1) is recognized as a major cause of reproductive failure in pigs, leading to several clinical outcomes globally known as SMEDI. Despite being known since the late 1960s its circulation is still of relevance to swine producers. Additionally, the emergence of variants such as the virulent 27a strain, for which lower protection induced by vaccines has been demonstrated, is of increasing concern. Even though constant monitoring of PPV1 using molecular epidemiological approaches is of pivotal importance, viral sequence data are scarce especially in low-income countries. To fill this gap, a collection of 71 partial VP2 sequences originating from eight African countries (Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeri...
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