Abstract

We describe the first detection in the European Union of the epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus (EHDV). EHDV-8 has been detected in cattle farms in Sardinia and Sicily. The virus has a direct Northern African origin as its genome is identical (>99.9% nucleotide sequence identity) to EHDV-8 strains detected in Tunisia in 2021/2022.

Competing Interest Statement

The authors have declared no competing interest.

Details

Title
First Detection of Epizootic Haemorrhagic Disease virus in the European Union, Italy-2022.
Author
Lorusso, Alessio; Cappai, Stefano; Loi, Federica; Pinna, Luigi; Ruiu, Angelo; Puggioni, Giantonella; Guercio, Annalisa; Purpari, Giuseppa; Vicari, Domenico; Sghaier, Soufien; Zientara, Stephan; Spedicato, Massimo; Hammami, Salah; Thameur Ben Hassine; Portanti, Ottavio; Breard, Emmanuel; Sailleau, Corinne; Ancora, Massimo; Daria Di Sabatino; Morelli, Daniela; Calistri, Paolo; Savini, Giovanni
University/institution
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
Section
New Results
Publication year
2022
Publication date
Nov 23, 2022
Publisher
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
ISSN
2692-8205
Source type
Working Paper
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.11.23.517495
ProQuest document ID
2739270389
Full text outside of ProQuest
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.11.23.517495v1
Copyright
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