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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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 ...
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Literature Study Review Of Vaccine Development Against African Swine Fever (ASF)
Pig is one of the livestock commodities that is used to fulfill animal protein needs because it has a high percentage of carcass. In pig farming industrial, there are various problems, one of which is African Swine Fever which is very infectious and can cause sudden death on a large scale in an endemic area. Various efforts have been made, one of which
Mau Kuru, Gregorius Ronaldo +2 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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The Impact of African Swine Fever (ASF) on Romanian Pig Meat Production: A Review
Abstract The first outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) in Romania was recorded in a backyard holding in Satu Mare County in July 2017 as a result of a previous large-scale spread of the virus in wild boars and domestic pig populations in two of Romania’s neighbouring countries, Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova. Since then, more than
Ladoşi Ioan +2 more
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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 Evolution of African Swine Fever (ASF) in Europe and Our Country
African swine fever (ASF) is a viral infectious disease specific to domestic and wild swine of all ages, highly contagious and very serious, probably the most dangerous and damaging disease of pigs, able to produce in new outbreaks of domestic swine fever a mortality of up to 100%.
Daniela Moţ +3 more
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First Occurence of African Swine Fever in Serbia
Until July 30th, 2019 when the first case of African swine fever (ASF) was confirmed, Serbia was a country free from ASF. After the owner reported atypical illness and death of a sow, the local veterinarian submitted the organ samples to the National ...
Milićević Vesna +5 more
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PATHOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF AFRICAN SWINE FEVER DISEASE OUTBREAK IN PIG AT COMMERCIAL FARM SETTING [PDF]
African swine fever (ASF) is a devastating, contagious viral disease of swine. It is caused by the double stranded DNA virus of the Asfivirus genus belonging to the Asfarviridae family. The present study was conducted to investigate a disease outbreak in
G. Saikumar
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Structure and function of African swine fever virus proteins: Current understanding
African swine fever virus (ASFV) is a highly infectious and lethal double-stranded DNA virus that is responsible for African swine fever (ASF). ASFV was first reported in Kenya in 1921.
Sicheng Yang +5 more
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