title: Genome sequences of SAT 2 foot-and-mouth disease viruses from Egypt and Palestinian Autonomous Territories (Gaza Strip).
abstract: Two foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) genome sequences have been determined for isolates collected from recent field outbreaks in North Africa (Egypt) and the Middle East (Palestinian Autonomous Territories). These data represent the first examples of complete genomic sequences for the FMDV SAT 2 topotype VII, which is thought to be endemic in countries immediately to the south of the Sahara desert. Further studies are now urgently required to provide insights into the epidemiological links between these outbreaks and to define the pathogenicity of this emerging lineage.
authors: Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright, Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom.
authors: Begoña
authors: B
authors: Valdazo-González
authors: Nick J
authors: NJ
authors: Knowles
authors: Jef
authors: J
authors: Hammond
authors: Donald P
authors: DP
authors: King
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004534:Egypt / Q000453:epidemiology; D005536:Foot-and-Mouth Disease / Q000453:epidemiology*; D029544:Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016679:Genome, Viral; D008877:Middle East / Q000453:epidemiology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral