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- Title
GI.1b/GI.1b/GI.2 recombinant rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus 2 (Lagovirus europaeus/GI.2) in Morocco, Africa.
- Authors
Lopes, Ana M.; Rouco, Carlos; Esteves, Pedro J.; Abrantes, Joana
- Abstract
Rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV) is highly lethal to the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus). It was first reported in 1984 in China, but in 2010, a new variant of the virus was detected (GI.2) in France. Several recombination events with pathogenic and non-pathogenic strains have been described. Here, we report the first sequences of RHDV in Africa, isolated from Moroccan rabbits, and these resemble GI.1b/GI.1b/GI.2 recombinants found in the Iberian Peninsula. Monitoring and characterization of strains from future outbreaks are advised to guarantee the success of current programs on small-rabbit production for poverty alleviation in African countries.
- Subjects
RABBIT calicivirus disease; RABBIT calicivirus; EUROPEAN rabbit; EPIDEMICS; POVERTY reduction
- Publication
Archives of Virology, 2019, Vol 164, Issue 1, p279
- ISSN
0304-8608
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00705-018-4052-y