One hundred years of African swine fever in Africa: Where have we been, where are we now, where are we going?

ML Penrith, FM Kivaria - Transboundary and emerging …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
One hundred years have passed since the first paper on African swine fever (ASF) was
published by Montgomery in 1921. With no vaccine, ineffectiveness of prevention and …

Genetic and antigenic diversity of African swine fever virus

A Malogolovkin, D Kolbasov - Virus Research, 2019 - Elsevier
African swine fever virus (ASFV) is the only known DNA arbovirus, and the ability to replicate
efficiently in both insect and mammalian cells is encoded in its viral genome. Despite having …

The first genotype II African swine fever virus isolated in Africa provides insight into the current Eurasian pandemic

EP Njau, JB Domelevo Entfellner, EM Machuka… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
African swine fever (ASF) caused by the African swine fever virus (ASFV) is ranked by OIE
as the most important source of mortality in domestic pigs globally and is indigenous to …

A systematic review of genotypes and serogroups of African swine fever virus

H Qu, S Ge, Y Zhang, X Wu, Z Wang - Virus Genes, 2022 - Springer
African swine fever virus (ASFV) is the causative agent of African swine fever (ASF). The
virus causes an acute highly hemorrhagic disease in domestic pigs, with high mortality …

African swine fever virus (ASFV): Biology, genomics and genotypes circulating in sub-Saharan Africa

EP Njau, EM Machuka, S Cleaveland, GM Shirima… - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
African swine fever (ASF) is a highly infectious and fatal haemorrhagic disease of pigs that is
caused by a complex DNA virus of the genus Asfivirus and Asfarviridae African suids family …

Pig empire under infectious threat: risk of African swine fever introduction into the People's Republic of China

T Vergne, C Chen‐Fu, S Li, J Cappelle… - Veterinary …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Pig production and pork consumption are very important to the People's Republic of China
for both economic and cultural reasons. The incursion and spread of a disease such as …

African swine fever virus circulation between Tanzania and neighboring countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

JN Hakizimana, C Yona, O Kamana, H Nauwynck… - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
For over 100 years after the description of the first case of African swine fever (ASF) in
Kenya, ASF virus (ASFV) cross-border spread in eastern and southern Africa has not been …

The epidemiology of African swine fever in “nonendemic” regions of Zambia (1989–2015): Implications for disease prevention and control

E Simulundu, CH Lubaba, J Van Heerden, M Kajihara… - Viruses, 2017 - mdpi.com
African swine fever (ASF) is a highly contagious and deadly viral hemorrhagic disease of
swine. In Zambia, ASF was first reported in 1912 in Eastern Province and is currently …

Co‐circulation of multiple genotypes of African swine fever viruses among domestic pigs in Zambia (2013–2015)

E Simulundu, HM Chambaro, Y Sinkala… - Transboundary and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Summary During 2013–2015, several and severe outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF)
affected domestic pigs in six provinces of Zambia. Genetic characterization of ASF viruses …

Evidence for exposure of asymptomatic domestic pigs to African swine fever virus during an inter‐epidemic period in Zambia

HM Chambaro, M Sasaki, Y Sinkala… - Transboundary and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
African swine fever (ASF) causes persistent outbreaks in endemic and non‐endemic regions
in Zambia. However, the epidemiology of the disease is poorly understood, particularly …