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ArticleBMC veterinary research2022

Molecular characterization and phylogenetic analysis of bovine ephemeral fever viruses in Khuzestan province of Iran in 2018 and 2020.

Seyedeh Elham Rezatofighi, Khalil Mirzadeh, Fahimeh Mahmoodi

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Article in BMC veterinary research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Molecular epizootiology of bovine ephemeral fever virus in Iran during 2015 to 2022.Veterinary research forum : an international quarterly journal · 2025
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  7. Viral Diseases in Water Buffalo (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Seyedeh Elham RezatofighiBiology department, Faculty of Science, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, 6135743135, Iran. e.tofighi@yahoo.com.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1373-7346
Khalil MirzadehDepartment of Animal Science, Faculty of Animal Sciences and Food Technology, Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University of Khuzestan, Mollasani, Iran.
Fahimeh MahmoodiBiology department, Faculty of Science, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, 6135743135, Iran.
Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz · IRAgricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University of Khuzestan

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBovine ephemeral fever (BEF) is an arthropod-borne viral disease caused by the BEF virus (BEFV). This single-stranded RNA virus that affects cattle and water buffalo is endemic in tropical and subtropical regions including Iran. While BEF is a major disease of cattle in Iran, information regarding its agent, molecular characterization, and circulating viruses are highly limited. The current study aimed to, firstly, determine the genetic and antigenic characteristics of BEFV strains in Khuzestan province in Southwest of Iran in 2018 and 2020 and, secondly, to compare them with strains obtained from other areas.

resultsBy phylogenetic analysis based on the Glycoprotein gene, BEFV strains were divided into four clusters of Middle East, East Asia, South Africa, and Australia; in which the 2018 and 2020 Iranian BEFV strains were grouped in the Middle East cluster with the Turkish, Indian, and Israeli strains. Depending on the chronology and geographical area, the outbreaks of Turkey (2020), Iran (2018 and 2020), and India (2018 and 2019) are proposed to be related. These BEFVs had the highest identity matrix and the lowest evolutionary distance among the studied strains. Multiple sequence alignment of G1, G2, and G3 antigenic sites showed that these neutralizing epitopes are highly conserved among the strains of the Middle East cluster; however, the strains previously identified in Iran differed in three amino acids placed in G1 and G2 epitopes.

conclusionThe findings revealed that BEFVs circulating in the Middle East are closely related phylogenetically and geographically. They also have similar antigenic structures; therefore, developing a vaccine based on these strains can be effective for controlling BEF in the Middle East.

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Ephemeral FeverEphemeral Fever Virus, BovineAnimalsCattleIranPhylogenyBovine ephemeral fever virusG geneIranMiddle EastMolecular characterizationPhylogenetic analysis

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