Estimating the risk of environmental contamination by forest users in African Swine Fever endemic areas.

ABSTRACT:

Background

African Swine Fever (ASF) is a highly lethal viral disease caused by the African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV), the only virus of the Asfaviridae family, which affects different species of wild and domestic suids, and for which no vaccination or effective medical treatment is currently available. The virus can survive for long periods in the environment, and humans can unintentionally act as vectors through infected fomites, a risk that is linked to the ASF introduction into pig farms. We ran a simulation study, in which we reconstructed the probability process leading to the different forms of human-mediated ASF contamination in ASF endemic areas. We compared the infection risks related to different types of human forest activities and produced estimates of the minimum expec

SUBMITTER: Gervasi V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9327371 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature