AFRICAN SWINE FEVER COMPETENCE CENTER

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Host species

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

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HOW DOES ASF LOOK LIKE?

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

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Stability of the virus

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…

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The causitive agent

The causitive agent

Genus Asfivirus in the Asfarviridae family. Large, complex, envolped DNA-Virus, replicates primarily in macrophages.

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The 4 phases of a transmissible disease

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

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