The epidemiology of African swine fever: the role of free-living hosts in Africa

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The known distribution of African swine fever (ASF) virus in Africa is reviewed in relation to the distributions of its free-living hosts as are the infection rates of these species in different localities in southern Africa. Mechanisms by which ASF virus is maintained in its sylvatic state and ways in which the infection may enter domestic pig populations are discussed.

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Veterinary medicine

Sustainable Development Goals

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Thomson, GR 1985, 'The epidemiology of African swine fever: the role of free-living hosts in Africa’, Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 52, no. 3, pp. 201-209.