A phylogenetic contribution to understanding the panzootic spread of African swine fever: from the global to the local scale.

ABSTRACT: African Swine Fever virus has become a primary concern for veterinarian health agencies and pig producers worldwide. The current panzootic of the virus genotype II is having a devastating impact on pig production in Africa, Europe, Asia, Oceania, and Hispaniola (Caribbean). Due to its high persistence and mortality rate, disease control policies require enhanced passive surveillance, wild boar depopulation, containment, and other costly interventions, as a safe and effective vaccine is not currently available. Since 2007, several disease clusters have emerged far from both its original range (South-Eastern Africa) and from other affected suid populations. These transmissions were likely caused by anthropogenic movement, facilitated by the virus persistence in the environment and on contami

SUBMITTER: Rossi G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12831188 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature