Point-of-Care Testing for Sensitive Detection of the African Swine Fever Virus Genome.

ABSTRACT: African swine fever (ASF) is a contagious viral hemorrhagic disease that affects domestic pigs and wild boar. The disease is notifiable to the World Organization of Animal Health (WOAH), and causes significant deaths and economic losses. There is currently no fully licensed vaccine available. As a result, early identification of the causative agent, ASF virus (ASFV), is crucial for the implementation of control measures. PCR and real-time PCR are the WOAH-recommended standard methods for the direct detection of ASFV. However, under special field conditions or in simple or remote field laboratories, there may be no sophisticated equipment or even stable electricity available. Under these circumstances, point-of-care systems can be put in place. Along these lines, a previously published, rap

SUBMITTER: Elnagar A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9781289 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature