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Detection of African swine fever virus in the tissues of asymptomatic pigs in smallholder farming systems along the Kenya-Uganda border: implications for transmission in endemic areas and ASF surveillance in East Africa.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Jul 2017
Abworo Edward Okoth, Onzere Cynthia, Oluoch Amimo Joshua, Riitho Victor, Mwangi Waithaka, Davies Jocelyn, Blome Sandra, Peter Bishop Richard
Abstract excerpt
The persistence of African swine fever virus (ASFV) in endemic areas, with small-scale but regular outbreaks in domestic pigs, is not well understood. ASFV has not been detected using conventional diagnosis in these pigs or adjacent populations of resistant African wild pigs, that could act as potential carriers during the outbreaks. However, such data are crucial for the design of evidence-based control...
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