Molecular characterization of African swine fever virus in apparently healthy domestic pigs in Uganda

David Kalenzi Atuhaire*; Sylvester Ochwo; Mathias Afayoa; Savannah Mwesigwa; Frank Norbert Mwiine; Julius Boniface Okuni; William Olaho-Mukani; Lonzy Ojok

doi:10.5897/AJB2014.13872

African Journal of
Biotechnology

Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
Language: English
ISSN: 1684-5315
DOI: 10.5897/AJB
Start Year: 2002
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Molecular characterization of African swine fever virus in apparently healthy domestic pigs in Uganda

David Kalenzi Atuhaire*

David Kalenzi Atuhaire*
College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity, Makerere University, P.O.BOX 7062 Kampala, Uganda; National Agricultural Research Organization, National Livestock Resources Research Institute, P.O.BOX 96, Tororo, Uganda.
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Sylvester Ochwo

Sylvester Ochwo
College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity, Makerere University, P.O.BOX 7062 Kampala, Uganda.
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Mathias Afayoa

Mathias Afayoa
College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity, Makerere University, P.O.BOX 7062 Kampala, Uganda.
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Savannah Mwesigwa

Savannah Mwesigwa
College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity, Makerere University, P.O.BOX 7062 Kampala, Uganda.
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Frank Norbert Mwiine

Frank Norbert Mwiine
College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity, Makerere University, P.O.BOX 7062 Kampala, Uganda.
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Julius Boniface Okuni

Julius Boniface Okuni
College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity, Makerere University, P.O.BOX 7062 Kampala, Uganda.
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William Olaho-Mukani

William Olaho-Mukani
African Union Inter-African Bureau of Animal Resources, P.O.BOX 30786, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Lonzy Ojok

Lonzy Ojok
College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity, Makerere University, P.O.BOX 7062 Kampala, Uganda.
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Article Number - 680A67C45438
Vol.13(25), pp. 2491-2499 , June 2014
https://doi.org/10.5897/AJB2014.13872

Received: 19 April 2014
Accepted: 02 June 2014
Published: 18 June 2014

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