The first detection of a serotype O foot-and-mouth disease virus in Namibia

dc.contributor.authorBanda, Frank
dc.contributor.authorQuan, Melvyn
dc.contributor.authorShilongo, Albertina
dc.contributor.authorHikufe, Emmanuel H.
dc.contributor.authorKhaiseb, Siegfried
dc.contributor.authorKabajani, Juliet
dc.contributor.authorShikongo, Beatrice
dc.contributor.authorPaul, Set
dc.contributor.authorKapapero, Joseph K.
dc.contributor.authorShoombe, Kenneth K.
dc.contributor.authorZaire, Georgina
dc.contributor.authorKabilika, Swithine
dc.contributor.authorQuan, Melvyn
dc.contributor.authorFana, Elliot M.
dc.contributor.authorMokopasetso, Mokganedi
dc.contributor.authorHyera, Joseph M.K.
dc.contributor.authorWadsworth, Jemma
dc.contributor.authorKnowles, Nick J.
dc.contributor.authorDi Nardo, Antonello
dc.contributor.authorKing, Donald P.
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-09T05:05:19Z
dc.date.available2023-03-09T05:05:19Z
dc.date.issued2022-09
dc.description.abstractThis report describes the molecular characterization of a serotype O foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) recovered from a field outbreak in the Zambezi region, Namibia during July 2021. Sequence analysis demonstrates that this FMDV belongs to the O/EA-2 topotype sharing closest nucleotide identity (99.5%) to FMD viruses collected since 2018 in Zambia. This is the first detection of serotype O in Namibia, and together with the cases that have been recently detected in southern Zambia, represent the first time that this serotype has been detected in the Southern African FMD endemic pool since 2000, when a virus of Asian origin (O/ME-SA/PanAsia) caused an outbreak in South Africa. This incursion poses a new threat for the region and the potential onward spread of O/EA-2 will now need to be closely monitored since serotype O vaccines are not widely used in Namibia, nor in neighbouring countries.en_US
dc.description.departmentVeterinary Tropical Diseasesen_US
dc.description.librarianam2023en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipWork in Zambia was funded by the Government of Zambia and the Directorate of Veterinary Services at the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock. Work at WRLFMD was funded by the UK Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra SE2944) and the European Union. The Pirbright Institute receives grant-aided support from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) of the United Kingdom.en_US
dc.description.urihttps://wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/tbeden_US
dc.identifier.citationBanda, F., Shilongo, A., Hikufe, E.H. et al. 2022, 'The first detection of a serotype O foot-and-mouth disease virus in Namibia', Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, vol. 69, pp. e3261-s3267, doi : 10.1111/tbed.14561.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1865-1674 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1865-1682 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1111/tbed.14561
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/90034
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWileyen_US
dc.rights©2022 The Authors. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.en_US
dc.subjectSerotypeOen_US
dc.subjectSouthern Africaen_US
dc.subjectTransboundaryen_US
dc.subjectFoot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV)en_US
dc.subjectNamibiaen_US
dc.titleThe first detection of a serotype O foot-and-mouth disease virus in Namibiaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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