In 2007, the ASF virus was introduced into Georgia from which region?

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Multiple Choice

In 2007, the ASF virus was introduced into Georgia from which region?

Explanation:
This question tests how we determine the geographic origin of an outbreak using the pathogen’s history and genetic lineage. African swine fever virus that arrived in Georgia in 2007 belongs to a lineage associated with Eastern and Southern Africa (genotype II). Genetic analyses linked the Georgian strain to those African lineages circulating in East/Southern Africa, not to Sardinia’s genotype I, nor to West Africa (Senegal), and not to Ukraine as the source. The virus then spread from Georgia into neighboring regions, but the origin trace points back to Africa, specifically the eastern/southern part of the continent.

This question tests how we determine the geographic origin of an outbreak using the pathogen’s history and genetic lineage. African swine fever virus that arrived in Georgia in 2007 belongs to a lineage associated with Eastern and Southern Africa (genotype II). Genetic analyses linked the Georgian strain to those African lineages circulating in East/Southern Africa, not to Sardinia’s genotype I, nor to West Africa (Senegal), and not to Ukraine as the source. The virus then spread from Georgia into neighboring regions, but the origin trace points back to Africa, specifically the eastern/southern part of the continent.

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