[HTML][HTML] Scavenger-induced scattering of wild boar carcasses over large distances and its implications for disease management

J Rietz, S Ischebeck, FJ Conraths, C Probst… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Vertebrate scavengers provide essential ecosystem services such as accelerating carrion
decomposition by consuming carcasses, exposing tissues to microbial and invertebrate …

Geospatial analysis for strategic wildlife disease surveillance: African swine fever in South Korea (2019–2021)

S Ito, J Bosch, C Aguilar-Vega, H Jeong… - PLOS …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Since the confirmation of African swine fever (ASF) in South Korea in 2019, its spread,
predominantly in wild boars, has been a significant concern. A key factor in this situation is …

Biosecurity measures for the prevention of African swine fever on German pig farms: comparison of farmers' own appraisals and external veterinary experts' …

L Klein, U Gerdes, S Blome, A Campe… - Porcine Health …, 2024 - Springer
Background Since its first introduction into the German wild boar population in 2020, African
swine fever (ASF) has been spreading slowly from the eastern border westwards and has …

Automated Detection and Counting of Wild Boar in Camera Trap Images

AK Schütz, H Louton, M Fischer, C Probst… - Animals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This study shows that automated computer vision techniques are highly
effective when used to analyze images and to extract valuable information from them. We …

Wild boar (Sus scrofa) carcasses as an attraction for scavengers and a potential source for soil contamination with the African swine fever virus

L Tummeleht, SSS Häkkä, M Jürison… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The wild boar (Sus scrofa) is a social animal species native to Eurasia. During the last
decade, the wild boar population in Estonia has been severely affected by the African swine …

Spatial and temporal analysis of African swine fever front-wave velocity in wild boar: implications for surveillance and control strategies

M Martínez Avilés, F Montes, I Sacristán… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The front-wave velocity of African swine fever (ASF) virus spread is depicted through a
retrospective spatial and temporal analyses of wild boar outbreaks from Jan. 2014 to Jan …

A multi-host mechanistic model of African swine fever emergence and control in Romania

BH Hayes, T Vergne, N Rose, C Mortasivu, M Andraud - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
African swine fever (ASF) has devastating effects on swine production, farmer livelihood,
animal welfare, and biodiversity. Extremely difficult to control, epidemic management is …

[PDF][PDF] Environmental and Biosecurity-Related Risk Factors for African Swine Fever Outbreaks in Peninsular Malaysia

PV Ramachanderen, SZ Ramanoon… - Acta Veterinaria …, 2024 - actavet.org
As African swine fever is a serious threat to the pig industry in Malaysia, scientifically
analyzed information on the disease is vital for better control of the disease. The present …

Peste suina africana: evoluzione della malattia in Europa

L Castrignano - 2024 - repository.unipr.it
La Peste suina africana (PSA) è una malattia virale causata da un virus a DNA della famiglia
Asfaviridae, ASFV. Colpisce suini e cinghiali, risultando altamente contagiosa e spesso …

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Penside antigen detection tests with improved sensitivity and specificity. Field molecular
tests/platforms that match the operational simplicity of rapid antigen tests. Antibody and …