Abstract In the year 2019, a significant outbreak of pig mortalities caused by African Swine Fever (ASF) transpired inside the North Sumatra province This study aims to determine differences in the income of pig farmers before and during the ASF pandemic in North Sumatra, to analyze the factors that affect the income of pig farmers in ...
M Tafsin, D Raldos
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Attitudes and Beliefs of Pig Farmers and Wild Boar Hunters Towards Reporting of African Swine Fever in Bulgaria, Germany and the Western Part of the Russian Federation [PDF]
This study investigated the attitudes and beliefs of pig farmers and hunters in Germany, Bulgaria and the western part of the Russian Federation towards reporting suspected cases of African swine fever (ASF).
Acevedo +20 more
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Simulation of Spread of African Swine Fever, Including the Effects of Residues from Dead Animals [PDF]
To study the spread of African swine fever (ASF) within a pig unit and the impact of unit size on ASF spread, a simulation model was created. In the model, an animal can be in one of the following stages: susceptible, latent, subclinical, clinical or ...
Boklund, Anette +4 more
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Dataset for the analysis of stock price responses to African Swine Fever Outbreaks in China
The African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreaks in China since 2018 caused a more than 100 million decline in its hog inventory. Leveraging publicly available announcements of ASF outbreaks and daily stock prices data from 25 major publicly listed hog companies ...
Tao Xiong, Wendong Zhang, Chen-Ti Chen
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Sensitivity of Macrophages from Different Species to African Swine Fever (ASF) Virus
The swine white blood cells sensitive to African swine fever (ASF) virus are monocytes differentiated in vitro to macrophages. These cells have been characterized by their morphology, phagocytic capacity and the presence of receptors for swine immunoglobulin G in their membranes.
L, Enjuanes, I, Cubero, E, Viñuela
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Experimental pig-to-pig transmission dynamics for African swine fever virus, Georgia 2007/1 strain [PDF]
African swine fever virus (ASFV) continues to cause outbreaks in domestic pigs and wild boar in Eastern European countries. To gain insights into its transmission dynamics, we estimated the pig-to-pig basic reproduction number (R 0) for the Georgia 2007 ...
Burnham +10 more
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Dynamics of African swine fever virus shedding and excretion in domestic pigs infected by intramuscular inoculation and contact transmission [PDF]
African swine fever virus (ASFV) is a highly virulent swine pathogen that has spread across Eastern Europe since 2007 and for which there is no effective vaccine or treatment available.
Dixon, L +6 more
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African swine fever: one hundred years later
This brief report pays tribute to Robert Eustace Montgomery (1880–1932) whose name is associated with the discovery of African swine fever (ASF). A hundred years ago, he published a major report on study of new highly dangerous disease carried out in ...
V. V. Makarov
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The spatial ecology of free-ranging domestic pigs (Sus scrofa) in western Kenya [PDF]
Background In many parts of the developing world, pigs are kept under low-input systems where they roam freely to scavenge food. These systems allow poor farmers the opportunity to enter into livestock keeping without large capital investments.
Cook, Elizabeth A. +3 more
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The 2023 International African Swine Fever Workshop (IASFW) took place in Beijing, China, on 18–20 September 2023. It was jointly organized by the U.S.-China Center for Animal Health (USCCAH) at Kansas State University (KSU) and the Chinese Veterinary Drug Association (CVDA) and sponsored by the United States Department of Agriculture Foreign ...
Lihua Wang +24 more
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