Risk factors for the spread of African Swine Fever in China: A systematic review of Chinese‐language literature

• Published in: Transboundary and emerging diseases Vol. 69; no. 5; pp. e1289 - e1298
• Main Authors: Cheng, Jieming, Ward, Michael P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.09.2022; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: African Swine Fever; African Swine Fever Virus; Animal husbandry; Animals; Asfarviridae; Biosecurity; carcass disposal; China; Decontamination; direct contact; Disease control; Disease Outbreaks - veterinary; disease prevention; Disinfection; Domestic animals; Epidemics; epidemiology; Farms; Fatalities; Fever; Health risks; Hemorrhage; Hemorrhagic fever; Hogs; human resources; industry; Inspection; Language; Literature reviews; Mortality; Ornithodoros; Outbreaks; pathogens; pig; Prohibition; Quality assessment; quarantine; Review; Reviews; Risk analysis; Risk Factors; Rural areas; spread; Sus scrofa; Swine; Swine Diseases - epidemiology; Systematic review; Ticks; transmission risk; Vehicles; China; epidemiology; transmission risk; African Swine Fever; China; pig; spread

African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV) is a contagious pathogen that can cause severe acute haemorrhagic fever in pigs. The first occurrence of an ASF outbreak in Asia was reported in China in August 2018. The devastating impacts caused by ASF on the pig industry have strongly focused research on risk fac...