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Molecular characterization of foot-and-mouth disease viruses collected in Tanzania between 1967 and 2009

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dc.creator Kasanga, C. J
dc.creator Wadsworth, J
dc.creator Mpelumbe-Ngeleja, C. A. R
dc.creator Sallu, R
dc.creator Kivaria, F
dc.creator Wambura, P. N
dc.creator Yongolo, M. G. S
dc.creator Rweyemamu, M. M
dc.creator Knowles, N. J
dc.creator King, D. P
dc.date 2022-06-14T10:06:55Z
dc.date 2022-06-14T10:06:55Z
dc.date 2014-06-12
dc.date.accessioned 2022-10-25T08:53:00Z
dc.date.available 2022-10-25T08:53:00Z
dc.identifier 1865-1682
dc.identifier https://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/4256
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/93240
dc.description This paper describes the molecular characterization of foot-and-mouth disease viruses (FMDV) recovered from outbreaks in Tanzania that occurred between 1967 and 2009. A total of 44 FMDV isolates, containing representatives of sero- types O, A, SAT 1 and SAT 2 from 13 regions of Tanzania, were selected from the FAO World Reference Laboratory for FMD (WRLFMD) virus collection. VP1 nucleotide sequences were determined for RT-PCR amplicons, and phylogenetic reconstructions were determined by maximum likelihood and neighbour-joining methods. These analyses showed that Tanzanian type O viruses fell into the EAST AFRICA 2 (EA-2) topotype, type A viruses fell into the AFRICA topotype (geno- type I), type SAT 1 viruses into topotype I and type SAT 2 viruses into topotype IV. Taken together, these findings reveal that serotypes O, A, SAT 1 and SAT 2 that caused FMD outbreaks in Tanzania were genetically related to lineages and topotypes occurring in the East African region. The close genetic relationship of viruses in Tanzania to those from other countries suggests that animal move- ments can contribute to virus dispersal in sub-Saharan Africa. This is the first molecular description of viruses circulating in Tanzania and highlights the need for further sampling of representative viruses from the region so as to elucidate the complex epidemiology of FMD in Tanzania and sub-Saharan Africa.
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dc.language en
dc.publisher Trans boundary and Emerging Disease
dc.subject Tanzania
dc.subject Foot-and-mouth disease virus
dc.subject Serotypes
dc.subject Genotypes/topotype
dc.subject Molecular epidemiology
dc.title Molecular characterization of foot-and-mouth disease viruses collected in Tanzania between 1967 and 2009
dc.type Article


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