The Role of the Wild Boar Spreading African Swine Fever Virus in Asia: Another Underestimated Problem.

ABSTRACT: African swine fever (ASF) is a highly lethal infectious disease in naive populations of domestic pigs and wild boar. In Asia, from the first outbreak in August 2018 until the end of November 2021, ASF has been reported in 16 Asian countries. The ASF virus (ASFV) circulation in domestic pigs is considered the main problem in Asia. On the other hand, there are very few reports of ASF in wild boar in this region. However, considering the high wild boar density within the same area of smallholder domestic pig farms in Asia, the occurrence of ASFV infection in wild boar may be underestimated. The role of the wild boar in other ASF epidemiological scenarios, such as Europe, is a key for the maintenance and transmission of the disease. Hence, we performed a preliminary study estimating the extent

SUBMITTER: Cadenas-Fernandez E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9093143 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature