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African Swine Fever Virus

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African swine fever (ASF) was first described in 1921 by Montgomery, who reported several disease outbreaks of domestic pigs in Kenya since 1910 with a mortality close to 100%. Montgomery recognized the viral nature of the disease, its likely transmission by wild swine which probably acted as virus carriers, and the lack of protection by passive immunization [1]. ASF is a menace to the pig population in the world because there is no vaccine, the virus multiplies in ticks and mutates easily, and different virus isolates can produce diseases with different clinical forms or no disease at all. The control and eradication of ASF require rapid diagnosis, drastic slaughter, and quarantine.

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  1. Eladio Viñuela
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  1. Laboratory of Oral Medicine, National Institute of Dental Research, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, USA

    Abner Louis Notkins M.D.

  2. Department of Immunopathology, Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation, La Jolla, California, 92037, USA

    Michael B. A. Oldstone M.D.

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Viñuela, E. (1986). African Swine Fever Virus. In: Notkins, A.L., Oldstone, M.B.A. (eds) Concepts in Viral Pathogenesis II. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4958-0_28

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