African swine fever: how can global spread be prevented?

• Published in: Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B. Biological sciences Vol. 364; no. 1530; pp. 2683 - 2696
• Main Authors: Costard, Solenne, Wieland, Barbara, de Glanville, William, Jori, Ferran, Rowlands, Rebecca, Vosloo, Wilna, Roger, Francois, Pfeiffer, Dirk U., Dixon, Linda K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England The Royal Society 27.09.2009
• Subjects: Africa South of the Sahara - epidemiology; African Swine Fever; African Swine Fever - immunology; African Swine Fever - prevention & control; African Swine Fever - transmission; African swine fever virus; African Swine Fever Virus - growth & development; African Swine Fever Virus - immunology; Animal diseases; Animals; Animals, Domestic; Animals, Wild; Arthropod Vectors; Arthropoda; Disease outbreaks; Disease transmission; Epidemiology; Fever; Infections; Ixodidae - virology; Molecular Epidemiology; Pigs; Reviews; Swine; Tick Infestations - veterinary; Tick Infestations - virology; Ticks; Transmission; Viruses; Africa South of the Sahara

African swine fever (ASF) is a devastating haemorrhagic fever of pigs with mortality rates approaching 100 per cent. It causes major economic losses, threatens food security and limits pig production in affected countries. ASF is caused by a large DNA virus, African swine fever virus (ASFV). There i...