Publications by authors named "Roberta Biccheri"
Article Synopsis
- The report highlights the arrival of African swine fever virus (ASFV) genotype II in Italy in 2022, leading to significant outbreaks in at least eight regions.
- Researchers conducted a study from January 2022 to the end of 2023 to analyze over 130 ASFV strains in wild boar and pigs, confirming all samples belonged to genotype II with high similarity to sequences in Eurasia.
- The genetic analysis revealed four groups of ASFV, with the majority (72%) in genetic group 3, alongside previously unidentified groups 25 (9.1%) and 26 (3.0%).
