Whole genome sequencing and molecular epidemiology of the 2021
African swine fever virus outbreak in the Dominican Republic
Steven M. Lakin1, Vivian K.
O’Donnell1, Lizhe Xu1, Roger W.
Barrette1, Jamie Barnabei1, Rafael
Núñez2, Robin Holland1, Bonto
Faburay1, Suelee Robbe-Austerman3
1 Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory,
National Veterinary Services Laboratories, Veterinary Services, Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Plum Island Animal Disease Center, Plum Island, New York, USA.
2 Dirección General de Ganadería, Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic.
3 National Veterinary Services Laboratories,
Veterinary Services, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Ames, Iowa, USA.
Running Head: Genomic characterization of African swine fever
virus outbreak in the Dominican Republic