Near complete genome sequence of the historic African swine fever isolate Uganda-898

Authors: Spinard Iii, Edward; O'DONNELL, VIVIAN - Animal And Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS); RAI, AYUSHI - Oak Ridge Institute For Science And Education (ORISE); MEYERS, AMANDA - Oak Ridge Institute For Science And Education (ORISE); VALLADARES, ALYSSA - Oak Ridge Institute For Science And Education (ORISE); Ramirez Medina, Elizabeth; FABURARY, BONTO - Animal And Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS); Borca, Manuel; Gladue, Douglas

Submitted to: Microbiology Resource Announcements
Publication Type: Rapid Release Publication
Publication Acceptance Date: 4/10/2025
Publication Date: 7/10/2025
Citation: Spinard Iii, E.J., O'Donnell, V., Rai, A., Meyers, A., Valladares, A., Ramirez Medina, E., Faburary, B., Borca, M.V., Gladue, D.P. 2025. Near complete genome sequence of the historic African swine fever isolate Uganda-898. Microbiology Resource Announcements. 14(7). Article e00513-24. https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.00513-24.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.00513-24

Interpretive Summary: This report presents the nucleotide whole genome sequence of African swine fever that was circulating in Uganda during the 2023 outbreaks. This is the first report of any sequence in this area during this time.

Technical Abstract: African swine fever virus is endemic to Uganda. Here we report the genome of ASFV-898, an isolate that was collected from Uganda in 1964.