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African swine fever is a highly infectious and severe hemorrhagic disease of pigs that produces a wide range of clinical signs and lesions that can closely resemble those of classical swine fever. African swine fever virus (ASFV) has a case fatality rate of up to 100% in domestic pigs and wild boars. The virus is endemic in many African ...
African swine fever is a highly contagious haemorrhagic viral disease of domestic and wild pigs, responsible for serious production and economic losses due to its high mortality rate and the control measures implemented by affected countries. It is caused by a DNA virus of the Asfarviridae family.
19 wrz 2024 · The European Union has drawn up specific prevention and control measures to be applied where African swine fever is suspected or confirmed either in holdings or in wild boar.
This booklet provides guidance on prevention, detection and control of African swine fever (ASF) in resource-limited settings. It is designed primarily for places where ASF is endemic with few or no prospects of eliminating the disease, and places at high risk of incursion. The guide is divided into five sections.
19 lis 2023 · African swine fever is a contagious disease, affecting pigs and wild boars, which poses a major threat to the pig industry worldwide and, therefore, to the agricultural economies of many countries. Despite intensive studies, an effective vaccine against the disease has not yet been developed.
African swine fever (ASF) is a devastating infectious disease of pigs, usually deadly. No vaccine exists to combat this virus. It does not affect humans nor does it affect other animal species other than pigs and wild boars.
European Project H2020 VACDIVA-A Safe DIVA vaccine for African Swine Fever control and eradication, Grant Agreement n° 862874. Authors’ contributions. ACU prepared the original draft. FF assessed the adequacy of the proposed review and reviewed the paper. ACU wrote the final manuscript.
