Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Virus Serotype 8, Italy, 2022
Alessio Lorusso, Stefano Cappai, Federica Loi, Luigia Pinna, Angelo Ruiu, Giantonella Puggioni, Annalisa Guercio, Giuseppa Purpari, Domenico Vicari, Soufien Sghaier, Stéphan Zientara, Massimo Spedicato, Salah Hammami, Thameur Ben Hassine, Ottavio Portanti, Emmanuel Bréard, Corinne Sailleu, Massimo Ancora, Daria Di Sabatino, Daniela Morelli, Paolo Calistri, Giovanni Savini
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.
Topics & Concepts
SerotypeVirologyEpizooticOrbivirusVirusBiologyReoviridaeRotavirusVector-Borne Animal DiseasesViral Infections and VectorsAnimal Disease Management and Epidemiology