Title |
Preventive measures aimed at minimizing the risk of African swine fever virus spread in pig farming systems
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Published in |
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, November 2016
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DOI | 10.1186/s13028-016-0264-x |
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Authors |
Silvia Bellini, Domenico Rutili, Vittorio Guberti |
Abstract |
African swine fever (ASF) is one of the most severe diseases of pigs; it has a drastic impact on the pig industry, causing serious socio-economic consequences to pig farmers and pork producers. In Europe, there are currently two main clusters of infection; one in Sardinia caused by strains of African swine fever virus (ASFV) belonging to genotype I and another in Eastern Europe caused by strains of ASFV belonging to genotype II. The latter is inducing an acute form of ASF and it represents a serious threat to the pig sector. ASF is a disease for which there is no effective vaccine; therefore, prevention has a pivotal role in the control strategy of the disease. This review describes the main preventive measures to adopt to mitigate the risk of ASF spread in pig farming systems. |
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Student > Master | 28 | 12% |
Student > Bachelor | 22 | 9% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 19 | 8% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 13 | 6% |
Other | 36 | 15% |
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Unspecified | 4 | 2% |
Other | 20 | 9% |
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