The causitive agent

Clinical forms Of African swine fever according to the virulence
Peracute -> Acute -> Subacute -> Chronic -> Asymptomatic

Host species
- Domestic pigs;
- Wild pigs, e.g. European wild boar;
- Warthogs;
- Soft ticks of the Ornithodoros genus.

pH stability of the virus
Inactivation at pH <3,9 and >11.5

Disinfection:
Commercial disinfectants for enveloped viruses, e.g. Oxicid S

Heat treatment: 70°C für 20 min; 60°C 30 min…

Four main phases of the infection dynamics at the population level are recognised: introduction (or incursion), invasion, epidemic and endemic persistence.