Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Virus Serotype 8, Italy, 2022

Overview

Journal Emerg Infect Dis

Specialty Infectious Diseases

Date 2023 Apr 20

PMID 37081599

Authors

Alessio Lorusso

Stefano Cappai

Federica Loi

Luigia Pinna

Angelo Ruiu

Giantonella Puggioni

Annalisa Guercio

Giuseppa Purpari

Domenico Vicari

Soufien Sghaier

Stephan Zientara

Massimo Spedicato

Salah Hammami

Thameur Ben Hassine

Ottavio Portanti

Emmanuel Breard

Corinne Sailleu

Massimo Ancora

Daria Di Sabatino

Daniela Morelli

Paolo Calistri

Giovanni Savini

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Abstract

We describe the detection of epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus (EHDV) serotype 8 in cattle farms in Sardinia and Sicily in October-November 2022. The virus has a direct origin in North Africa; its genome is identical (>99.9% nucleotide sequence identity) to EHDV serotype 8 strains detected in Tunisia in 2021.

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