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Pathogenicity and virulence of African swine fever virus
African swine fever (ASF) is a devastating disease with a high impact on the pork industry worldwide. ASF virus (ASFV) is a very complex pathogen, the sole member of the family Asfaviridae, which induces a state of immune suppression in the host through ...
Ines Ruedas-Torres +2 more
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African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV): Immunity and Vaccine Development
African swine fever virus (ASFV) is the causative agent of the highly contagious disease African swine fever (ASF), which can result in mortality rates of up to 100% in pigs infected by virulent strains [...]
Kiramage Chathuranga, Jong-Soo Lee
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Phylogeographic Analysis of African Swine Fever Virus, Western Europe, 2018 [PDF]
In September 2018, African swine fever in wild boars was detected in Belgium. We used African swine fever–infected spleen samples to perform a phylogenetic analysis of the virus.
Mutien Garigliany +9 more
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Emergence of African Swine Fever Virus, Northwestern Iran [PDF]
In 2008, African swine fever was introduced into Georgia, after which it spread to neighboring Armenia, Azerbaijan, and the Russian Federation. That same year, PCR and sequence analysis identified African swine fever virus in samples from 3 dead female ...
Pooneh Rahimi +7 more
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Virucidal activity of disinfectants against African swine fever virus
Introduction. The most effective strategy to control African swine fever is to implement a set of anti-epizootic measures aimed at preventing introduction and spread of the disease pathogen.
I. A. Lavrentiev +6 more
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African swine fever virus – variants on the rise [PDF]
African swine fever virus (ASFV), a large and complex DNA-virus circulating between soft ticks and indigenous suids in sub-Saharan Africa, has made its way into swine populations from Europe to Asia.
Deutschmann, Paul +32 more
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Autophagy impairment by African swine fever virus [PDF]
African swine fever is a devastating disease of domestic swine and wild boar caused by a large double-stranded DNA virus that encodes for more than 150 open reading frames.
Shimmon, Gareth L. +3 more
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Molecular Characterization of African Swine Fever Virus, China, 2018
On August 3, 2018, an outbreak of African swine fever in pigs was reported in China. We subjected a virus from an African swine fever–positive pig sample to phylogenetic analysis.
Shengqiang Ge +14 more
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Epidemiology of African swine fever virus
African swine fever virus used to occur primarily in Africa. There had been occasional incursions into Europe or America which apart from the endemic situation on the island of Sardinia always had been successfully controlled.
Costard, S +11 more
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Structural basis of RNA polymerase complexes in African swine fever virus
African swine fever virus is highly contagious and causes a fatal infectious disease in pigs, resulting in a significant global impact on pork supply.
Guoliang Zhu +25 more
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