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An investigation into natural resistance to African swine fever in domestic pigs from an endemic area in southern Africa.
Revue scientifique et technique (International Office of Epizootics) - 1 Dec 2004
Penrith M L, Thomson G R, Bastos A D S, Phiri O C, Lubisi B A, Du Plessis E C, Macome F, Pinto F, Botha B, Esterhuysen J
Abstract excerpt
A population of domestic pigs in northern Mozambique with increased resistance to the pathogenic effects of African swine fever (ASF) virus was identified by the high prevalence of circulating antibodies to ASF virus. An attempt was made to establish whether the resistance in this population was heritable. Some of these pigs were acquired and transported to a quarantine facility and allowed to breed naturally....
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