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Review
. 2016 Nov 29;58(1):82.
doi: 10.1186/s13028-016-0264-x.

Preventive measures aimed at minimizing the risk of African swine fever virus spread in pig farming systems

Silvia Bellini  1 , Domenico Rutili  2 , Vittorio Guberti  3
Affiliations
Review

Preventive measures aimed at minimizing the risk of African swine fever virus spread in pig farming systems

Silvia Bellini et al. Acta Vet Scand. .

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.

Keywords: ASF; African swine fever; Bio-security; Domestic pigs; Epidemiology; Prevention; Wild boar; Wildlife.

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