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African Swine Fever Survey in a European Context

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January 23rd, 2022

African swine fever (ASF) is currently the most threatening disease for domestic and wild pigs worldwide. Wild boar has been the main affected species in all EU countries except for Romania, where most notifications occur in domestic pigs. The spread of ASF in wild boar is challenging to control; risk factors are harder to identify and establish than in domestic pigs, which, together with an underestimation of the disease and the lack of treatment or an effective vaccine, are hindering control and eradication efforts. We distributed two online questionnaires, one for domestic pigs and one for wild boar, to experts of different background and countries in Europe, to explore risk factors in relation to ASF control connected to farming, hunting, trade, the environment, and domestic pig and wild boar populations. Overall, wild boar movements were estimated to pose the highest risk of ASF introduction and spread. The movement of pork and pork products for own consumption also ranked high. Here we explored, in addition to the assessment of risk pathways, the identification of risks of transmission at the domestic/wild boar interface, the importance of biosecurity practices and improved control efforts, and controversial opinions that require further attention




de la Torre A., Bosch J., Sanchez-Vizcaino JM., Ito S., Munoz-Perez C., Iglesias-Martin I. and Martinez-Aviles M.




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Participants:

Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC).

Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y AlimentariaCentro de Investigación en Sanidad Animal (CISA). Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA).

Universidad ComplutenseServicio de Inmunología Viral y Medicina Preventiva (SUAT). Centro de Vigilancia Sanitaria Veterinaria (VISAVET). Universidad Complutense (UCM).

Universidad ComplutenseDepartamento de Sanidad Animal. Facultad de Veterinaria. Universidad Complutense (UCM).







Pathogens
FACTOR YEAR Q
3.700 2022

NLMID: 101596317

PMID: 35215081

ISSN: 2076-0817



TITLE: African Swine Fever Survey in a European Context


JOURNAL: Pathogens


NUMERACIÓN: 11(2):137


AÑO: 2022


PUBLISHER: MDPI


AUTHORS: de la Torre A., Bosch J., Sanchez-Vizcaino JM., Ito S., Munoz-Perez C., Iglesias-Martin I. and Martinez-Aviles M.


First
Ana de la Torre Reoyo
2nd
Jaime Bosch López
3rd
José Manuel Sánchez-Vizcaíno Rodríguez
Last
Marta Martínez Avilés

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11020137


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de la Torre A., Bosch J., Sanchez-Vizcaino JM., Ito S., Munoz-Perez C., Iglesias-Martin I. and Martinez-Aviles M. African Swine Fever Survey in a European Context. Pathogens. 11(2):137. 2022. (A). ISSN: 2076-0817. DOI: 10.3390/pathogens11020137


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