Comparative Genome Analysis of All Nine African Horse Sickness Serotypes Isolated From Equine Fatalities in Kenya and South Africa

•Study comparing the genome sequences of the nine AHSV serotypes isolated from horse fatalities in Kenya and nine AHSV serotypes isolated in South Africa.•The hypothesized serotypes of the newly sequenced AHSV field strains from Kenya were likewise confirmed in this investigation, and they show substantial sequence homologies with recently isolated AHSV field strains.•The nine serotypes of Kenya cluster together with the OIE reference strains of the corresponding serotype.•The Kenyan AHS viruses have high sequence homologies with more recently isolated AHSV field strains, and a good matching immune response against circulating AHSV strains can be expected.