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African swine fever: Etiology, epidemiological status in Korea, and perspective on control
African swine fever (ASF), caused by the ASF virus, a member of the Asfarviridae family, is one of the most important diseases in the swine industry due to its clinical and economic impacts. Since the first report of ASF a century ago, ample information has become available, but prevention and treat...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7113569/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32233141 http://dx.doi.org/10.4142/jvs.2020.21.e38 |
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author | Yoo, Dongwan Kim, Hyunil Lee, Joo Young Yoo, Han Sang |
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description | African swine fever (ASF), caused by the ASF virus, a member of the Asfarviridae family, is one of the most important diseases in the swine industry due to its clinical and economic impacts. Since the first report of ASF a century ago, ample information has become available, but prevention and treatment measures are still inadequate. Two waves of epizootic outbreaks have occurred worldwide. While the first wave of the epizootic outbreak was controlled in most of the infected areas, the second wave is currently active in the European and Asian continents, causing severe economic losses to the pig industry. There are different patterns of spreading in the outbreaks between those in European and Asian countries. Prevention and control of ASF are very difficult due to the lack of available vaccines and effective therapeutic measures. However, recent outbreaks in South Korea have been successfully controlled on swine farms, although feral pigs are periodically being found to be positive for the ASF virus. Therefore, we would like to share our story regarding the preparation and application of control measures. The success in controlling ASF on farms in South Korea is largely due to the awareness and education of swine farmers and practitioners, the early detection of infected animals, the implementation of strict control policies by the government, and widespread sharing of information among stakeholders. Based on the experience gained from the outbreaks in South Korea, this review describes the current understanding of the ASF virus and its pathogenic mechanisms, epidemiology, and control. |
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spelling | pubmed-71135692020-04-07 African swine fever: Etiology, epidemiological status in Korea, and perspective on control Yoo, Dongwan Kim, Hyunil Lee, Joo Young Yoo, Han Sang J Vet Sci Review African swine fever (ASF), caused by the ASF virus, a member of the Asfarviridae family, is one of the most important diseases in the swine industry due to its clinical and economic impacts. Since the first report of ASF a century ago, ample information has become available, but prevention and treatment measures are still inadequate. Two waves of epizootic outbreaks have occurred worldwide. While the first wave of the epizootic outbreak was controlled in most of the infected areas, the second wave is currently active in the European and Asian continents, causing severe economic losses to the pig industry. There are different patterns of spreading in the outbreaks between those in European and Asian countries. Prevention and control of ASF are very difficult due to the lack of available vaccines and effective therapeutic measures. However, recent outbreaks in South Korea have been successfully controlled on swine farms, although feral pigs are periodically being found to be positive for the ASF virus. Therefore, we would like to share our story regarding the preparation and application of control measures. The success in controlling ASF on farms in South Korea is largely due to the awareness and education of swine farmers and practitioners, the early detection of infected animals, the implementation of strict control policies by the government, and widespread sharing of information among stakeholders. Based on the experience gained from the outbreaks in South Korea, this review describes the current understanding of the ASF virus and its pathogenic mechanisms, epidemiology, and control. The Korean Society of Veterinary Science 2020-03 2020-03-18 /pmc/articles/PMC7113569/ /pubmed/32233141 http://dx.doi.org/10.4142/jvs.2020.21.e38 Text en © 2020 The Korean Society of Veterinary Science https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Review Yoo, Dongwan Kim, Hyunil Lee, Joo Young Yoo, Han Sang African swine fever: Etiology, epidemiological status in Korea, and perspective on control |
title | African swine fever: Etiology, epidemiological status in Korea, and perspective on control |
title_full | African swine fever: Etiology, epidemiological status in Korea, and perspective on control |
title_fullStr | African swine fever: Etiology, epidemiological status in Korea, and perspective on control |
title_full_unstemmed | African swine fever: Etiology, epidemiological status in Korea, and perspective on control |
title_short | African swine fever: Etiology, epidemiological status in Korea, and perspective on control |
title_sort | african swine fever: etiology, epidemiological status in korea, and perspective on control |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7113569/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32233141 http://dx.doi.org/10.4142/jvs.2020.21.e38 |
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