Detection of African swine fever virus in the tissues of asymptomatic pigs in smallholder farming systems along the Kenya–Uganda border: Implications for …

EO Abworo, C Onzere… - Journal of General …, 2017 - microbiologyresearch.org
The persistence of African swine fever virus (ASFV) in endemic areas, with small-scale but
regular outbreaks in domestic pigs, is not well understood. ASFV has not been detected …

A longitudinal survey of African swine fever in Uganda reveals high apparent disease incidence rates in domestic pigs, but absence of detectable persistent virus …

D Muhangi, C Masembe, U Emanuelson… - BMC veterinary …, 2015 - Springer
Background African swine fever (ASF) is a fatal, haemorrhagic disease of domestic pigs, that
poses a serious threat to pig farmers and is currently endemic in domestic pigs in most of …

Evidence for the presence of African swine fever virus in an endemic region of Western Kenya in the absence of any reported outbreak

LF Thomas, RP Bishop, C Onzere, MT Mcintosh… - BMC veterinary …, 2016 - Springer
Background African swine fever (ASF), caused by African swine fever virus (ASFV), is a
severe haemorrhagic disease of pigs, outbreaks of which can have a devastating impact …

[HTML][HTML] Evidence for the presence of African swine fever virus in apparently healthy pigs in South-Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo

BN Patrick, EM Machuka, D Githae, G Banswe… - Veterinary …, 2020 - Elsevier
African swine fever (ASF) is the most important disease constraining smallholder pig
production in the Democratic Republic of Congo, causing high mortality in domestic pigs …

Prevalence of African swine fever virus in apparently healthy domestic pigs in Uganda

DK Atuhaire, M Afayoa, S Ochwo, S Mwesigwa… - BMC veterinary …, 2013 - Springer
Background African swine fever (ASF) is a contagious viral disease which can cause up to
100% mortality among domestic pigs leading to serious socio-economic impact on people's …

Outbreaks of African swine fever in domestic pigs in Gulu district, Uganda

E Tejler - 2012 - stud.epsilon.slu.se
The demand for animal products has increased in the last decades, especially for poultry
and pork. Pork production has increased drastically globally, and also in Uganda. Thirty-one …

ASFV in Tanzania: Asymptomatic pigs harbor virus of molecular similarity to Georgia 2007

Å Uttenthal, UC Braae, HA Ngowi, TB Rasmussen… - Veterinary …, 2013 - Elsevier
In 2011 African swine fever virus (ASFV) genome was detected in asymptomatic pigs in field
samples in Mbeya, Tanzania. The aim of this paper is to partly characterize the virus that …

Diagnosis and genotyping of African swine fever viruses from 2015 outbreaks in Zambia

J Thoromo, G Misinzo, E Simulundu… - … Journal of Veterinary …, 2016 - journals.co.za
In early 2015, a highly fatal haemorrhagic disease of domestic pigs resembling African
swine fever (ASF) occurred in North Western, Copperbelt, and Lusaka provinces of Zambia …

Understanding African swine fever outbreaks in domestic pigs in a sylvatic endemic area: The case of the South African controlled area between 1977–2017

L Janse van Rensburg, E Etter, L Heath… - Transboundary and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
South Africa declared a controlled area for African swine fever (ASF) in 1935, consisting of
the northern parts of Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West and Kwa‐Zulu Natal Provinces …

Comparison of African swine fever virus prevalence and risk in two contrasting pig-farming systems in South-west and Central Kenya

E Okoth, C Gallardo, JM Macharia, A Omore… - Preventive veterinary …, 2013 - Elsevier
We describe a horizontal survey of African swine fever virus (ASFV) prevalence and risk
factors associated with virus infection in domestic pigs in two contrasting production systems …