Epidemiological analyses of African swine fever in the European Union (November 2017 until November 2018).

ABSTRACT: This update on the African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks in the EU demonstrated that out of all tested wild boar found dead, the proportion of positive samples peaked in winter and summer. For domestic pigs only, a summer peak was evident. Despite the existence of several plausible factors that could result in the observed seasonality, there is no evidence to prove causality. Wild boar density was the most influential risk factor for the occurrence of ASF in wild boar. In the vast majority of introductions in domestic pig holdings, direct contact with infected domestic pigs or wild boar was excluded as the route of introduction. The implementation of emergency measures in the wild boar management zones following a focal ASF introduction was evaluated. As a sole control strategy, intensive hu

SUBMITTER: European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7009685 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature