Current status of ASF in Europe and Asia (2018-2019). OIE. 5-04-2019
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Leman - Dr. Chris Oura - African Swine Fever – a real and present global threat
University of Minnesota - ASF in the Field - Dr. Montserrat Torremorell and Dr. Gustavo Lopez
University of Minnesota - ASF diagnostics - Jerry Torrison and Stephanie Rossow
University of Minnesota - ASF Overview - Dr. Jose Manuel Sanchez Vizcaino and Dr. Tom Molitor
Handbook on ASF in wild boar and biosecurity during hunting
Epidemiological analyses of ASF in the EU
ASF regionalisation in the EU. European Comission
Pictures clinical signs and pathological findings. EU Reference Laboratory for ASF
Technical specifications of the ASF. OIE
Scientific opinion EFSA - ASF in wild boar
AHDB - ASF: Understanding the potential impact
Enric Marco comments on the practical implications of a recent article investigating the transmission of ASF through ingestion of flies.
There is no doubt if the disease is discovered in a major piglet or pork producing/exporting country such as Denmark, Germany, Spain or the USA, the mortality it causes would be only the beginning of the woes.
Prevention against ASF involves farmers, farm staff, veterinarians, lorry drivers, hunters and the Official Veterinary Services.
In this second part the actions described are the ones needed when the disease is already in the country.
Curiously, when I started to think about it, what I had considered as my number one mistake for most of my professional life became the fifth in importance.
The ASF situation in Poland (19 cases and 2 outbreaks in 4 municipalities) seems to be very different from the countries east from Poland: it can be concluded that among wild boar in 4 municipalities the course of the disease is endemic rather than epidemic.
Fernando Rodríguez, the director of CReSA, explains at what stage is the development of the vaccine against ASF.
10 recomendations to face African Swine Fever (ASF).
This clinical case describes how, after discovering large numbers of dead and dying pigs in the sheds over a 4-day period, an expert team of veterinarians diagnosed African Swine Fever.
The clinical profile seen to date of ASF in Russia and neighboring countries is a typical acute disease. The animals die between 7 and 15 days post-infection and the symptoms observed include fever, huddling together due to cold, and injuries described above.
ASF spreads mainly through the movement of infected pork and other animal products, as well as live animals, which includes wild boar.
This article describes the main diseases that wild boars can transmit to the domestic pig, their prevalences and transmission routes. It also discusses the increase of the wild boar population in Europe.
The diseases shared by livestock and wildlife involve many players: mainly farmers, but also hunters and different public administrations.
ASF is now firmly established in some areas of the Caucasus and Eastern Europe, where it is causing considerable trade disruptions, plus having a devastating impact on small-scale pig farmers.
