Emergence of African Swine Fever Virus,Northwestern Iran

Pooneh Rahimi (1) , Amir Sohrabi (1) , Javad Ashrafihelan (2) , Rozita Edalat (1) , Mahran Alamdari (3) , Mohammad Hossein Masoudi (3) , Saied Mostofi (3) , Kayhan Azadmanesh (1)

1 Department of Virology
2 University of Tabriz [Tabriz]
3 Veterinary Organization

In 2008, African swine fever was introduced into Georgia, after which it spread to neighboring Armenia, Azerbaijan, and the Russian Federation. That same year, PCR and sequence analysis identifi ed African swine fever virus in samples from 3 dead female wild boars in northwestern Iran. Wild boars may serve as a reservoir.

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]; Microbiology and Parasitology; Virology

Pooneh Rahimi, Amir Sohrabi, Javad Ashrafihelan, Rozita Edalat, Mahran Alamdari, et al.. Emergence of African Swine Fever Virus,Northwestern Iran. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2010, 16 (12), pp.1946-1948. ⟨10.3201/eid1612.100378⟩. ⟨pasteur-00751404⟩