Each week a new question about swine with the possibility of answering questions from previous weeks.

Question of the week - Week of 24-Oct-2018

Can flies transmit the ASF virus?

Question of the week

Yes, it has been proved experimentally that it is possible
No, soft ticks of the genus Ornithodoros are the only invertebrates that can transmit it
It is a hypothesis, but it has never been experimentally demonstrated.

See a clue in the article ASF: can flies transmit the virus to pigs?

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