One hundred years of African swine fever in Africa: Where have we been, where are we now, where are we going?

ML Penrith, FM Kivaria - Transboundary and emerging …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
One hundred years have passed since the first paper on African swine fever (ASF) was
published by Montgomery in 1921. With no vaccine, ineffectiveness of prevention and …

African swine fever virus (ASFV): Biology, genomics and genotypes circulating in sub-Saharan Africa

EP Njau, EM Machuka, S Cleaveland, GM Shirima… - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
African swine fever (ASF) is a highly infectious and fatal haemorrhagic disease of pigs that is
caused by a complex DNA virus of the genus Asfivirus and Asfarviridae African suids family …

An Updated Review of Ornithodoros Ticks as Reservoirs of African Swine Fever in Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar

F Jori, A Bastos, F Boinas, J Van Heerden, L Heath… - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
This updated review provides an overview of the available information on Ornithodoros ticks
as reservoirs and biological vectors of the ASF virus in Africa and Indian Ocean islands in …

Review of the pig-adapted African swine fever viruses in and outside Africa

ML Penrith, J Van Heerden, L Heath, EO Abworo… - Pathogens, 2022 - mdpi.com
The region in eastern, central and southern Africa (ECSA) where African swine fever (ASF)
originated in a sylvatic cycle is home to all the p72 genotypes of ASF virus identified so far …

African swine fever virus circulation between Tanzania and neighboring countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

JN Hakizimana, C Yona, O Kamana, H Nauwynck… - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
For over 100 years after the description of the first case of African swine fever (ASF) in
Kenya, ASF virus (ASFV) cross-border spread in eastern and southern Africa has not been …

Genome-wide diversity analysis of African swine fever virus based on a curated dataset

J Bao, Y Zhang, C Shi, Q Wang, S Wang, X Wu, S Cao… - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary African swine fever (ASF) is one of the most important animal diseases
affecting the domestic swine population globally. Whole-genome sequence analysis on the …

The African swine fever isolate ASFV-Kenya-IX-1033 is highly virulent and stable after propagation in the wild boar cell line WSL

JD Hemmink, HM Abkallo, SP Henson, EM Khazalwa… - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
We describe the characterization of an African swine fever genotype IX virus (ASFV-Kenya-
IX-1033), which was isolated from a domestic pig in western Kenya during a reported …

Molecular characterization of porcine circovirus-2 and-3 in pigs in Tanzania

JS CHANG'A, SS Bitanyi, A Kamigwe… - Journal of Veterinary …, 2023 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Like in many other African countries, pig production is increasing in Tanzania. To support
farmers and stakeholders, it is important to increase our understanding of porcine pathogens …

Exploring the dynamics of African swine fever transmission cycles at a wildlife-livestock interface

F Mugabi, KJ Duffy - Nonlinear Analysis: Real World Applications, 2023 - Elsevier
African swine fever (ASF), a contagious disease of pigs, can be economically devastating. At
a wildlife–livestock interface, depending on the presence and interactions of domestic pigs …

Transcriptome analysis reveals gene expression changes of pigs infected with non-lethal African swine fever virus

W Feng, L Zhou, H Du, E Okoth, R Mrode… - … and Molecular Biology, 2023 - SciELO Brasil
African swine fever (ASF) is an important viral disease of swine caused by the African swine
fever virus (ASFV), which threatens swine production profoundly. To better understand the …