Why the study?
Genome sequences were needed for the elucidation of the molecular epidemiology of persistent and subclinical foot-and-mouth disease virus infections.
The determined sequences provide important data for elucidating the molecular epidemiology of persistent and subclinical FMDV infections in Cape buffalo.
No change to FMD control practice; leaves open these SAT1 genomes’ role in persistence and spillover.
Nearly complete genomes of 49 novel foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) SAT1 strains acquired from oropharyngeal fluid samples from asymptomatic African Cape buffalo in Kenya in 2016 were determined. Sequences were from primary passage or plaque-purified dually SAT1/SAT2-infected samples. These sequences are important for elucidation of the molecular epidemiology of persistent and subclinical FMDV infections.
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