First study to describe the prevalence and epidemiology of African swine fever, classical swine fever, porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome and swine flu in Kazakhstan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Kazakhstan, the ninth-largest country in the world, located in Central Asia and bordering China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, hosts a diverse population of domestic pigs across various environments, providing potential hosts for highly pathogenic viral diseases of swine. Here we monitored African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV), Classical Swine Fever Virus (CSFV), Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV), and Swine Influenza Virus (SIV).

Results

During the spring and fall of 2019, we sampled 1,459 domestic pigs in northern, central and eastern Kazakhstan. Samples were tested for antibodies by ELISA and for viral genomes by qPCR and RT-qPCR. No antibodies against ASFV or ASFV DNA were detected in sampled animals. Of the 84 farms sam

SUBMITTER: Perfilyeva YV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12117688 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature