[HTML][HTML] African swine fever–A review of current knowledge

S Blome, K Franzke, M Beer - Virus research, 2020 - Elsevier
African swine fever (ASF) is a viral hemorrhagic disease with exceptionally high lethality in
domestic pigs and Eurasian wild boar. Over the last decade, ASF has emerged in several …

[HTML][HTML] Current state of global African swine fever vaccine development under the prevalence and transmission of ASF in China

K Wu, J Liu, L Wang, S Fan, Z Li, Y Li, L Yi, H Ding… - Vaccines, 2020 - mdpi.com
African swine fever (ASF) is a highly lethal contagious disease of swine caused by African
swine fever virus (ASFV). At present, it is listed as a notifiable disease reported to the World …

[HTML][HTML] Modelling the transmission and persistence of African swine fever in wild boar in contrasting European scenarios

X O'Neill, A White, F Ruiz-Fons, C Gortázar - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
African swine fever (ASF) is a severe viral disease that is currently spreading among
domestic pigs and wild boar (Sus scrofa) in large areas of Eurasia. Wild boar play a key role …

Application of CRISPR-Cas12a enhanced fluorescence assay coupled with nucleic acid amplification for the sensitive detection of African swine fever virus

D Tao, J Liu, X Nie, B Xu, TN Tran-Thi, L Niu… - ACS Synthetic …, 2020 - ACS Publications
African swine fever (ASF) is one of the most severe diseases of pigs. In this study, a CRISPR-
Cas12a (also known as Cpf1) system coupled with nucleic acid amplification was optimized …

Natural inactivation of African swine fever virus in tissues: Influence of temperature and environmental conditions on virus survival

N Mazur-Panasiuk, G Woźniakowski - Veterinary Microbiology, 2020 - Elsevier
African swine fever virus can be transmitted through direct contact with infected animals and
their excretions, or indirect contact with contaminated fomites. Risk assessment of the …

[HTML][HTML] Estimating the postmortem interval of wild boar carcasses

C Probst, J Gethmann, J Amendt, L Lutz, JP Teifke… - Veterinary …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Knowledge on the postmortem interval (PMI) of wild boar (Sus scrofa) carcasses is crucial in
the event of an outbreak of African swine fever in a wild boar population. Therefore, a …

[HTML][HTML] Putative role of arthropod vectors in African swine fever virus transmission in relation to their bio-ecological properties

SI Bonnet, E Bouhsira, N De Regge, J Fite, F Etoré… - Viruses, 2020 - mdpi.com
African swine fever (ASF) is one of the most important diseases in Suidae due to its
significant health and socioeconomic consequences and represents a major threat to the …

[HTML][HTML] African swine fever: a permanent threat to Indian pigs

SS Patil, KP Suresh, V Vashist, A Prajapati… - Veterinary …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
India has 9 million pigs, of which 45% are in the North eastern (NE) states of India. Viral
diseases affecting pigs are a major concern of mortality causing huge loss to the pig farmers …

[HTML][HTML] Distinct African swine fever virus shedding in wild boar infected with virulent and attenuated isolates

A Kosowska, E Cadenas-Fernández, S Barroso… - Vaccines, 2020 - mdpi.com
Since the reappearance of African swine fever virus (ASFV), the disease has spread in an
unprecedented animal pandemic in Eurasia. ASF currently constitutes the greatest global …

[HTML][HTML] Testing Different Deterrents as Candidates for Short-Term Reduction in Wild Boar Contacts—A Pilot Study

N Denzin, F Helmstädt, C Probst, FJ Conraths - Animals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary African swine fever is an important pig disease currently present in the wild
boar population, in particular in parts of Europe, with occasional introductions into domestic …