Provides genome sequences of FMDV SAT2 strains from asymptomatic Cape buffalo to understand viral diversity in reservoirs.
May inform wildlife FMD surveillance without changing livestock control now; leaves open SAT2 evolution in persistent buffalo infections.
Foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) SAT2 sequences were acquired from Cape buffalo in Kenya in 2016, from either primary passage ( n = 38) or plaque purification of dually SAT1/SAT2-infected samples ( n = 61). All samples were derived from asymptomatic animals. These sequences contribute to our understanding of FMDV diversity in reservoirs and during subclinical FMDV infections.
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