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African swine fever is a contagious and deadly viral swine disease affecting domestic and feral swine of all ages. It cannot be transmitted to people, and properly prepared pork products are safe to eat.
It is the causative agent of African swine fever (ASF). The virus causes a hemorrhagic fever with high mortality rates in domestic pigs; some isolates can cause death of animals as quickly as a week after infection.
African swine fever is a highly contagious haemorrhagic viral disease of domestic and wild pigs, responsible for serious production and economic losses due to its high mortality rate and the control measures implemented by affected countries. It is caused by a DNA virus of the Asfarviridae family.
African swine fever (ASF) is a highly infectious, often rapidly fatal viral disease of pigs. The virus (ASFV) is endemic to sub-Saharan Africa, where it is transmitted from warthogs and bushpigs by soft ticks.
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. The disease is among the most devastating pig diseases worldwide including Africa.
African Swine Fever (ASF) is a highly contagious and deadly swine disease that can affect both farm-raised and feral (wild) pigs.
African swine fever is a deadly pig disease that spreads rapidly and affects domestic and wild swine. While not a threat to human health, the virus could devastate America’s swine, pork industry, and food supply.
African swine fever virus can be transmitted via direct contact with infected animals, either domestic swine or wild boar, indirect contact via contaminated fomites or uncooked meat from infected animals, or through arthropod vectors, particularly soft tick species in the genus Ornithodoros (1, 8). The virus is highly stable in proteinaceous ...
On July 28, 2021, African swine fever (ASF) was confirmed in the Dominican Republic, and—for the first time in decades—an outbreak of ASF occurred in the Western Hemisphere.
African swine fever (ASF) is a viral disease of pigs and wild boar that causes high mortality in the affected animals This virus is harmless to humans, but it causes significant socio-economic disruption in many countries.