Genetic diversity of circulating foot and mouth 1 disease virus in Uganda cross-sectional study during 2014-2017

Authors: VELAZQUEZ-SALINAS, LAURO - University Of Minnesota; MWIINE, FRANK - Makerere University; AHMED, ZAHEER - Animal And Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS); OCHWO, SYLVESTER - Makerere University; MUNSEY, ANNA - University Of Minnesota; LUTWAMA, JULIUS - Uganda Virus Research Institute; VANDERWAAL, KIMBERLY - University Of Minnesota; PEREZ, ANDRES - University Of Minnesota; Rieder, Aida - Elizabeth

Submitted to: Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Publication Type: Database / Dataset
Publication Acceptance Date: 3/5/2020
Publication Date: 3/25/2020
Citation: Velazquez-Salinas, L., Mwiine, F.N., Ahmed, Z., Ochwo, S., Munsey, A., Lutwama, J.J., Vanderwaal, K., Perez, A., Rieder, A.E. 2020. Genetic diversity of circulating foot and mouth 1 disease virus in Uganda cross-sectional study during 2014-2017. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2020.00162.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2020.00162

Interpretive Summary: Foot-and-mouth disease virus causes a devastating disease affecting livestock in many countries worldwide. Here we report unpublished sequences on the viruses that circulated in cattle in Uganda between 2014-2018. The data consist of the genetic sequence of the main viral proteins that make the outer shell of the virus and that are important during infection. This information can be useful for the development of more affective vaccines

Technical Abstract: This Data report contains VP1 and complete capsid genome sequences of field Foot and Mouth Disease Virus (FMDV) isolated from cattle in Uganda between 2014 and 2018. The results were obtained by Sanger sequencing of RNA isolated from probang specimen of naturally infected cattle in Uganda.