Multiple Genome Sequences of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus Asia-1 Lineage Sindh-08 from Outbreaks in Pakistan, 2011 to 2012

Abstract

We report the near-full-length genome sequences of 22 isolates of foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) serotype Asia-1, lineage Sindh-08, obtained from foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks in Pakistan between 2011 and 2012. The scarcity of full-length FMDV sequences from this region enhances the importance of these new genomes for understanding the regional molecular epidemiology.

Genome Sequences of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus Serotype A and O Strains Obtained from Subclinically Infected Asian Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) in Pakistan

“…The serotype O sequences were all 94.8% to 97.2% similar to FMDV O/TUR/18/2010 (GenBank accession number JX040491 ), which was isolated in Turkey in 2010 ( 17 ). These findings highlight the importance of targeted active surveillance through sampling of potentially subclinically infected animals to gain insight into FMDV ecology and evolution in regions of endemicity ( 18 , 19 ).…”