A vaccine-like African swine fever virus strain with 6 gene deletions was identified in Thailand and associated with chronic disease in nonvaccinated domestic pigs.
A vaccine-like strain of African swine fever virus with specific gene deletions is circulating in nonvaccinated pig herds in Thailand and causing chronic disease.
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African swine fever virus genotype II is endemic in Thailand, typically causing acute disease. We investigated a vaccine-like strain, characterized by 6 multigene family gene deletions, from nonvaccinated herds. We found this strain was associated with chronic disease in pigs.
Nguyen et al. (Sun,) reported a other. A vaccine-like African swine fever virus strain with 6 gene deletions was identified in Thailand and associated with chronic disease in nonvaccinated domestic pigs.