Carmina Gallardo, Marina Marcet-Houben, Montserrat Agüero, Raquel Nieto, Nadia Casado, Alejandro Soler, María José Ruano, Rubén Villalba, Jovita Fernández-Pinero, Alicia Simón, Covadonga Pérez, Concepción Gómez, Cecilia García, Mireia Labrador, Jordi Argilaguet, Liani Coronado, Natàlia Majó, Pilar Aguilera-Sepulveda, Irene Aldea, Toni Gabaldón, María Belén Gómez, Marisa Arias
African swine fever virus genotype II was detected in wild boar in Spain in 2025 after >30 years of absence. Whole-genome sequencing and molecular follow-up of 8 representative cases identified a stable 9.8-kb deletion affecting the multigene family in the left variable region, defining an ASFV genotype II variant.