African Swine Fever roadmap:
Control Strategies
Roadmap for the development of control strategies for ASF
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Host range
Dependencies
Next steps
Host range
Research Question
- Feral swine and wild suidae may have an important role in the spread and maintenance of ASF. The potential role of these species as a reservoir for ASF should be further investigated
Research Gaps and Challenges
- Identify ASFV genes and genetic determinants (group of genes like multigene families) involved in host range, virulence and pathogenicity
- Study the pathogenesis of ASFV isolates with different virulence in diverse susceptible host
State Of the Art
- ASF is a contagious viral disease of domestic pigs In Africa, ASF virus (ASFV) produces unapparent infections in wild suids: wart hog (Phacochoerus africanus), bush pigs (Potamochoerus
larvatus, P. porcus) and the giant forest hog (Hylochoerus meinertzhageni) (a single report). The reservoir of ASFV is considered the soft tick Ornithodoros moubata. - The virus Georgia 2007 affects both domestic pigs and European wild boar, with the latter proving to be as susceptible as domestic pigs and the disease established selfsustaining cycles within the wild boar population. This was unprecedented as so far, any previous introduction into the European wild boar population had been self-limiting, unless sustained by co-infection and spillover from domestic pigs. It is increasingly apparent that the terminal genomic regions and Multigene Family (MGF) genes play a significant role in ASFV host range
Projects
What activities are planned or underway?
Africa's Long Depression: The Growth and Debt Crises of 1975-2000
Planned Completion date 01/03/2027
Participating Country(s):
United Kingdom
Unlocking potential: developing innovative adolescent screening visits for health promotion, prevention and treatment in low-resource settings
Planned Completion date 01/01/2028
Participating Country(s):
United Kingdom