Nature

African swine fever virus vaccine strain Asfv-G-∆I177l reverts to virulence and negatively affects reproductive performance

African swine fever (ASF) is a highly infectious and severe haemorrhagic viral disease of swine, causing high mortality in domestic pigs and wild boar. The disease is present on the African, European ...
Nature

African swine fever vaccine ASFV-G-ΔI177L induces solid protection in four-week-old piglets

African swine fever virus (ASF) is a usually lethal disease affecting the production of domestic pigs worldwide 1. ASF was geographically restricted to south Saharan Africa. However, after an initial ...
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Sampling, lab capacity could be weak links in African swine fever outbreak

A model looked at the numbers associated with detecting and containing a potential African swine fever virus (ASFV) outbreak in the U.S. and found that sampling and laboratory capacity are areas of ...