African swine fever: how can global spread be prevented?

African swine fever (ASF) is a devastating haemorrhagic fever of pigs with mortality rates approaching 100 per cent. It causes major economic losses, threatens food security and limits pig production in affected countries. ASF is caused by a large DNA virus, African swine fever virus (ASFV). There i...

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Main Authors:	Costard, Solenne, Wieland, Barbara, Glanville, William A. de, Jori, F., Rowlands, R., Vosloo, W., Roger, F., Pfeiffer, Dirk U., Dixon, L.K.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Inglés
Published:	Royal Society 2009
Subjects:	african swine fever
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/124