ASF: the biggest threat to the world’s swine industry. What can we do?
10 recomendations to face African Swine Fever (ASF).
José Manuel Sánchez-Vizcaíno
Professor of Animal Health at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid - Spain Author
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12-Oct-2018boehringer-ingelheim-vetmedica-gmbhThere is this very interesting paper giving some data about ASF prevalence on wild boar and what the authors are calling the fourth cycle: wild boar- habitat.
Identification on wild boar -habitat epidemiologic cycle in african swine fever epizootic. Chenais et al. Emerg. infect Dis. 2018.
They mention that in the baltic area the prevalence in wild boar found dead was about 85%...but looking at the animals coming from hunting was only 0.5%-3% as this is in principle a healthy population and ASF has a high mortality rate.
For sure our colleagues working on wildlife will be really valuable to interpret the data so the true prevalence is not under or overestimated.
Identification on wild boar -habitat epidemiologic cycle in african swine fever epizootic. Chenais et al. Emerg. infect Dis. 2018.
They mention that in the baltic area the prevalence in wild boar found dead was about 85%...but looking at the animals coming from hunting was only 0.5%-3% as this is in principle a healthy population and ASF has a high mortality rate.
For sure our colleagues working on wildlife will be really valuable to interpret the data so the true prevalence is not under or overestimated.
ASF in Europe today
The complexity of ASF control means we need to make a group effort to prevent the disease from entering the EU and make sure we are prepared to fight the disease if it shows up.
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03-Aug-2018vitor-santosin my opinion ASF will be very dificult to control and in some contries it’s already out of control.
New outbreaks of AFS can be expectd and in a new contrries ( Germany, Bulgaria, Hungary , ...)
New outbreaks of AFS can be expectd and in a new contrries ( Germany, Bulgaria, Hungary , ...)
African swine fever - Recognizing the disease in field
The clinical profile seen to date of ASF in Russia and neighboring countries is a typical acute disease. The animals die between 7 and 15 days post-infection and the symptoms observed include fever, huddling together due to cold, and injuries described above.
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ASF: A brief overview of the past, present and ...future?
African Swine Fever is probably the most complex disease among the ones that affect pigs.
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04-Jul-2019csh775520I am studying hard the successful experience and research results of ASF abroad.
