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Detection of African swine fever virus genotype XV in a sylvatic cycle in Saadani National Park, Tanzania.
Transboundary and emerging diseases - 1 Mar 2021
Peter Emma, Machuka Eunice, Githae Dedan, Okoth Edward, Cleaveland Sarah, Shirima Gabriel, Kusiluka Lughano, Pelle Roger
Abstract excerpt
African swine fever (ASF) is a severe haemorrhagic disease of domestic pigs caused by ASF virus (ASFV). ASFV is transmitted by soft ticks (Ornithodoros moubata complex group) and by direct transmission. In Africa, ASF is maintained in transmission cycles of asymptomatic infection involving wild suids, mainly warthogs (Phacochoerus africanus). ASF outbreaks have been reported in many parts of Tanzania; however,...
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