African swine fever (ASF) is an infectious viral disease with a high mortality rate in domestic and wild pigs, caused by a double-stranded DNA virus (dsDNA), currently classified as the only member of the family Asfarviridae, genus Asfivirus. The virus is transmitted by direct contact through...
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Beato, M. S.; D'Errico, F.; Feliziani, F.
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Società Italiana di Patologia ed Allevamento dei Suini (SIPAS), Parma, Italy
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XLVIII Meeting annuale di Società Italiana di Patologia ed Allevamento dei Suini (SIPAS), Pescantina (VR), Italy, 30-31 marzo 2023. Atti, 2023, pp 81-95
Italy is facing the health challenge related to African Swine Fever (ASF), a global threat to the pig livestock sector. The ASF National Surveillance and Eradication Plan provides for diversified measures to be implemented in free areas and infected territories, as well as in Sardinia region. The...
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Iscaro, C.; Ruocco, L.; Sabatino, D. di; Sordilli, M.; Pacelli, F.; Rolesu, S.; Chiavacci, L.; Scaramozzino, P.; Feliziani, F.
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Società Italiana di Patologia ed Allevamento dei Suini (SIPAS), Parma, Italy
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XLVIII Meeting annuale di Società Italiana di Patologia ed Allevamento dei Suini (SIPAS), Pescantina (VR), Italy, 30-31 marzo 2023. Atti, 2023, pp 74-80
Background: Worms of the nematode genus Trichinella are zoonotic pathogens with a worldwide distribution. The first report of Trichinella on the Mediterranean island of Sardinia was for Trichinella britovi, one of the four species of this genus circulating in Europe, which was identified in 2005...
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Bandino, E.; Gomez-Morales, M. A.; Brundu, D.; Soddu, M.; Ludovisi, A.; Cabras, P. A.; Loi, F.; Pintore, A.; Pozio, E.
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BioMed Central Ltd, London, UK
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Parasites and Vectors, 2023, 16, 323, pp (11 September 2023)
African swine fever (ASF) is a devastating hemorrhagic disease marked by extensive morbidity and mortality in infected swine. The recent global movement of African swine fever virus (ASFV) in domestic and wild swine (Sus scrofa) populations has initiated preparedness and response planning...
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Bowden, C. F.; Grinolds, J.; Franckowiak, G.; McCallister, L.; Halseth, J.; Cleland, M.; Guerrant, T.; Bodenchuk, M.; Miknis, R.; Marlow, M. C.; Brown, V. R.
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Wildlife Disease Association, Lawrence, USA
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Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 2023, 59, 1, pp 49-60
The first outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) in Romania was recorded in a backyard holding in Satu Mare County in July 2017 as a result of a previous large-scale spread of the virus in wild boars and domestic pig populations in two of Romania's neighbouring countries, Ukraine and the Republic of ...
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Ladoși, I.; Păpuc, T. A.; Ladoși, D.
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Fakultet Veterinarske Medicine, Univerziteta u Beogradu, Belgrade, Serbia
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Acta Veterinaria (Beograd), 2023, 73, 1, pp 1-12
African swine fever (ASF) is a lethal disease of domestic pigs that has been causing outbreaks for over a century in Africa ever since its first discovery in 1921. Since 1957, there have been sporadic outbreaks outside of Africa; however, no outbreak has been as devastating and as far-reaching as...
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Spinard, E.; Rai, A.; Osei-Bonsu, J.; O'Donnell, V.; Ababio, P. T.; Tawiah-Yingar, D.; Arthur, D.; Baah, D.; Ramirez-Medina, E.; Espinoza, N.; Valladares, A.; Faburay, B.; Ambagala, A.; Odoom, T.; Borca, M. V.; Gladue, D. P.
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MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
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Viruses, 2023, 15, 8,
African swine fever (ASF) is responsible for important socio-economic effects in the global pig industry, especially for countries with large-scale piggery sectors. In January 2022, the African swine fever virus (ASFV) genotype II was identified in a wild boar population in mainland Italy...
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Giammarioli, M.; Alessandro, D.; Cammà, C.; Masoero, L.; Torresi, C.; Marcacci, M.; Zoppi, S.; Curini, V.; Rinaldi, A.; Rossi, E.; Casciari, C.; Pela, M.; Pellegrini, C.; Iscaro, C.; Feliziani, F.
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MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
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Pathogens, 2023, 12, 3,
Swinepox virus (SWPV) is responsible for sporadic acute poxvirus infections in swine worldwide, causing a pathognomonic eruptive proliferative dermatitis. Beside direct and congenital transmission, the pig louse Haematopinus suis acts as a mechanical vector and favors virus infection through skin...
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Guardone, L.; Varello, K.; Listorti, V.; Peletto, S.; Wolfsgruber, L.; Zoccola, R.; Montemurro, V.; Messana, E.; Bozzetta, E.; Acutis, P.; Masoero, L.; Razzuoli, E.
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MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
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Pathogens, 2023, 12, 3,
Because animal carcasses often serve as reservoirs for pathogens, their location and removal are crucial in controlling the spread of diseases. During carcass decomposition, heat is emitted due to microbial activity and the development of maggots. Recent studies have shown that infrared sensors can ...
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Rietz, J.; Beeck Calkoen, S. T. S. van; Ferry, N.; Schlüter, J.; Wehner, H.; Schindlatz, K. H.; Lackner, T.; Hoermann, C. von; Conraths, F. J.; Müller, J.; Heurich, M.
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Hindawi, London, UK
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Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 2023, 2023, 5517000,
The pandemic spread of African swine fever (ASF) has caused serious effects on the global pig industry. Virus genome sequencing and genomic epidemiology analysis play an important role in tracking the outbreaks of the disease and tracing the transmission of the virus. Here we obtained the...
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Zhang Yong; Wang QingHua; Zhu ZhongYi; Wang ShuJuan; Tu ShuYang; Zhang YongQiang; Zou YanLi; Liu YuTian; Liu ChunJu; Ren WeiJie; Zheng DongXia; Zhao YunLing; Hu YongXin; Li Lin; Shi Chuan; Ge ShengQiang; Lin Peng; Xu FengPing; Ma JinMin; Wu XiaoDong; Ma HongChao; Wang ZhiLiang; Bao JingYue
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Hindawi, London, UK
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Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 2023, 2023, 4820809,