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African swine fever (ASF) is a highly lethal infectious disease in naive populations of domestic pigs and wild boar. In Asia, from the first outbreak in August 2018 until the end of November 2021, ASF has been reported in 16 Asian countries.
Estefanía Cadenas-Fernández +9 more
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A Review of Environmental Risk Factors for African Swine Fever in European Wild Boar
A detailed understanding of environmental risk factors for African swine fever (ASF) in wild boar will be not only essential for risk assessments but also for timely and spatially informed allocation of resources in order to manage wild boar-targeted ASF
Hannes Bergmann +3 more
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African Swine Fever in Wild Boar in Europe—A Review
The introduction of genotype II African swine fever (ASF) virus, presumably from Africa into Georgia in 2007, and its continuous spread through Europe and Asia as a panzootic disease of suids, continues to have a huge socio-economic impact.
Carola Sauter-Louis +12 more
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First report of interspecific transmission of sarcoptic mange from Iberian ibex to wild boar [PDF]
Sarcoptic mange is a globally distributed parasitic disease caused by the burrowing mite Sarcoptes scabiei. This mite has a certain degree of host specificity, although interspecific transmission can occur among phylogenetically related species or ...
Marta Valldeperes +10 more
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Wild Boar Effects on Fungal Abundance and Guilds from Sporocarp Sampling in a Boreal Forest Ecosystem [PDF]
Native wild boar (Sus scrofa) populations are expanding across Europe. This is cause for concern in some areas where overabundant populations impact natural ecosystems and adjacent agronomic systems.
Antonio J. Carpio +6 more
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Identifying the Risk Regions of Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) Incidents in China [PDF]
The objectives of this study were to identify the risk regions of wild boar incidents in China and to draw a risk map. Risk maps can be used to plan the prioritization of preventive measures, increasing management effectiveness from both a short- and a ...
Boming Zheng, Xijie Lin, Xinhua Qi
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High wild boar population densities lead to demands for a population reduction to avoid crop damages or epidemic diseases. Along with biological studies, a better understanding of the human influence on wildlife and on wildlife management is important ...
Oliver Keuling +2 more
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Wild boar and feral swine number and range are increasing worldwide in parallel with their impact on biodiversity and human activities. The ecological and economic impact of this species include spread of diseases, vehicle collisions, damage to crops ...
Simon Croft +3 more
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Estimating the Postmortem Interval of Wild Boar Carcasses
Knowledge on the postmortem interval (PMI) of wild boar (Sus scrofa) carcasses is crucial in the event of an outbreak of African swine fever in a wild boar population.
Carolina Probst +5 more
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Behaviour of free ranging wild boar towards their dead fellows: potential implications for the transmission of African swine fever [PDF]
The behaviour of free ranging wild boar (Sus scrofa) towards carcasses of their conspecifics potentially infected with African swine fever (ASF) may significantly influence the course of an ASF epidemic. This study aims to better understand the behaviour
Carolina Probst +4 more
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