Complete Genome Sequence of Classical Swine Fever Virus Isolated near the Demilitarized Zone in the Republic of Korea

Sok Song; SeEun Choe; RaMi Cha; Ki-Sun Kim; In-Soo Cho; Dong-Jun An

doi:10.1128/genomeA.00145-17

Complete Genome Sequence of Classical Swine Fever Virus Isolated near the Demilitarized Zone in the Republic of Korea

Genome Announc. 2017 Apr 6;5(14):e00145-17. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00145-17.

Authors

Sok Song¹, SeEun Choe¹, RaMi Cha¹, Ki-Sun Kim¹, In-Soo Cho¹, Dong-Jun An²

Affiliations

¹ Viral Disease Division, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Gimcheon, Gyeongbuk, Republic of Korea.
² Viral Disease Division, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Gimcheon, Gyeongbuk, Republic of Korea andj67@korea.kr.

Abstract

The YC16CS (genotype 2.1) strain of classical swine fever virus, isolated from infected pigs in Yeoncheon province, Republic of Korea, near the demilitarized zone, has a high identity with the PC11WB strain of the virus. This is significant in that it is the first case of transmission from wild boars to breed pigs revealed by an epidemiological investigation.