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
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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