Phylogenetic analysis of African swine fever virus from infected wild boars in Belgium identified the causative strain as genotype II, closely related to viruses from Eastern Europe.
The 2018 African swine fever outbreak in Belgium was caused by a genotype II strain closely related to Eastern European and Asian isolates, representing a significant geographic jump.
In September 2018, African swine fever in wild boars was detected in Belgium. We used African swine fever-infected spleen samples to perform a phylogenetic analysis of the virus. The causative strain belongs to genotype II, and its closest relatives are viruses previously isolated in Ukraine, Belarus, Estonia, and European Russia.
Garigliany et al. (Fri,) conducted a letter in African swine fever (n=2). Phylogenetic analysis was evaluated on Viral genotype and origin. Phylogenetic analysis of African swine fever virus from infected wild boars in Belgium identified the causative strain as genotype II, closely related to viruses from Eastern Europe.