Optimizing Vaccination Strategies against African Swine Fever Using Spatial Data from Wild Boars in Lithuania.

ABSTRACT: African swine fever (ASF) is one of the most severe suid diseases, impacting the pig industry and wild suid populations. Once an ASF vaccine is available, identifying a sufficient density of vaccination fields will be crucial to achieve eradication success. In 2020-2023, we live-trapped and monitored 27 wild boars in different areas of Lithuania, in which the wild boars were fed at artificial stations. We built a simulation study to estimate the probability of a successful ASF vaccination as a function of different eco-epidemiological factors. The average 32-day home range size across all individuals was 16.2 km² (SD = 16.9). The wild boars made frequent visits of short durations to the feeding sites rather than long visits interposed by long periods of absence. A feeding site d

SUBMITTER: Gervasi V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10820490 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature