Identification of potential CD8+ epitopes in pp62 polyprotein of African swine fever virus using computational immunology.

The highly infectious African swine fever virus (ASFV) is currently the only known DNA arbovirus within the family which primarily infects domestic pigs and wild boars. African swine fever (ASF) leads to a mortality rate of up to 100% which has caused massive socio-economic losses worldwide. Previous research indicates that ASFV's virulence can be attributed to polyprotein pp62, which plays a crucial role in viral assembly and core maturation.