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African Swine Fever (ASF) Trend Analysis in Wild Boar in Poland (2014-2020). [PDF]

Animals (Basel), 2022
African swine fever (ASF) is a lethal hemorrhagic disease of Suidae, i.e., domestic pigs and wild boars. The disease was introduced to Poland in 2014 and is now present in the wild boar population. Appropriate ASF prevention requires further research for answers to fundamental questions about the importance of vectors in virus transmission, the impact ...
Frant MP, Gal-Cisoń A, Bocian Ł, Ziętek-Barszcz A, Niemczuk K, Szczotka-Bochniarz A.   +5 more
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African Swine Fever (ASF) and Ticks. No Risk of Tick-mediated ASF Spread in Poland and Baltic States. [PDF]

J Vet Res, 2017
Abstract Infectious diseases of swine, particularly zoonoses, have had a significant influence on nutritional safety and availability of pig meat as high-energy protein product since the time that pigs were domesticated back in the 7th century BC. The main sources of swine infectious diseases include the so-called primary sources (direct
Frant M, Woźniakowski G, Pejsak Z.
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Seroprevalence of African Swine Fever Virus and Farm Management Practices in Nepal: A Cross-Sectional Study. [PDF]

Vet Med Sci
A cross‐sectional study on seroprevalence of African swine fever virus was conducted across pig farms in Bagmati Province. Of the 324 samples screened, seven tested positive, with an overall seroprevalence of 2.16% . ABSTRACT Background African swine fever (ASF) is a contagious fatal viral disease of pigs caused by ASF virus (ASFV).
Prajapati M, Gurung P, Pokharel A, Pant K, Gompo TR, Poudyal RP.   +5 more
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Surveillance and Management Strategies for African Swine Fever (ASF) in Central Luzon, Philippines. [PDF]

Pathogens
African swine fever (ASF) remains a major threat to swine production in Central Luzon, Philippines. This study assessed ASF detection and farm-level risk factors in Central Luzon using a risk-based surveillance framework. Pooled blood samples from five pigs per farm were collected in 277 farms across seven provinces and tested by real-time PCR.
Venturina VM, Gundran RS, Rafael RB, Salvador RT, Salinas MBS, Balagan EJY, Valdez PM, Soriano AP, Medina NP, Garcia GG, Dela Cruz MR, Salazar LKP, Parayao LP, Fabros DM, Brown CC, Faburay B.   +15 more
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African swine fever (ASF), the pig health challenge of the century [PDF]

, 2021
More than one hundred years ago African swine fever (ASF) was rst diagnosed in Kenya. Since then, diverse approaches have been applied to the study of the causative virus, the sole member of the family Asfarviridae, aimed at characterising its properties, genome organisation and replication, its antigenic and biological properties as well as to ...
Martins, C., Boinas, F.S., Iacolina, L., Ruiz-Fons, F., Gavier-Widén, D.   +4 more
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African swine fever (ASF) in wild boar [PDF]

Medycyna Weterynaryjna, 2018
This paper contains main points of the scientific opinion prepared by EFSA in 2018 on the request of the European Commission on the ASF epidemic in wild boar in Eastern – Central Europe, which started in 2014 and is existing and increasing until the present time.
ZYGMUNT PEJSAK, MARIAN TRUSZCZYŃSKI, KAZIMIERZ TARASIUK   +2 more
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Detection of African swine fever virus utilizing the portable MatMaCorp ASF detection system [PDF]

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 2021
African swine fever (ASF) has emerged as a major threat to domestic and wild suid populations, and its continued spread threatens commercial swine production worldwide. The causative agent of ASF, African swine fever virus (ASFV), possesses a linear, double stranded DNA genome. Traditional detection of ASFV relies on laboratory-based virus isolation or
Mariceny Zurita, Lauren Martignette, Jose Barrera, Michael Carrie, Heather Piscatelli, Alyssa Hangman, David Brake, John Neilan, Dustin Petrik, Michael Puckette   +9 more
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Development of Diagnostic Tests Provides Technical Support for the Control of African Swine Fever

Vaccines, 2021
African swine fever is a highly contagious global disease caused by the African swine fever virus. Since African swine fever (ASF) was introduced to Georgia in 2007, it has spread to many Eurasian countries at an extremely fast speed.
Zilong Qiu, Zhaoyao Li, Quanhui Yan, Yuwan Li, Wenjie Xiong, Keke Wu, Xiaowen Li, Shuangqi Fan, Mingqiu Zhao, Hongxing Ding, Jinding Chen   +10 more
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African Swine Fever (ASF): Threat of Excintion to Nias Local Pig Farm [PDF]

BIO Web of Conferences, 2021
African Swine Fever (ASF) is a disease that infects pigs. Common symptoms caused by ASF attacks on pigs are bleeding in the feces and ears as well as sudden weakness of livestock, unable to stand, and death of livestock. ASF virus is not zoonotic so it does not affect human health. This virus has entered Indonesian territory, including the Nias Island,
Anugrah Lase Jonathan, Ardiarini Novita, Lestari Dian, Armnasyah Mendrofa Verika, Tesalonika Tombuku Anggella   +4 more
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Vaccines for African swine fever: an update

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023
African swine fever (ASF) is a fatal infectious disease of swine caused by the African swine fever virus (ASFV). Currently, the disease is listed as a legally notifiable disease that must be reported to the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH ...
Hongliang Zhang, Saisai Zhao, Saisai Zhao, Haojie Zhang, Zhihua Qin, Hu Shan, Xiulei Cai   +6 more
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