African Swine Fever(ASF)

African swine fever is caused by the African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV) and has very similar symptoms to classical swine fever. It can only be differentiated by laboratory diagnosis, and it is not possible to distinguish between the two diseases based on clinical symptoms and necropsy findings. Several species of soft-bodied ticks in Africa are the vector, and wild pigs (Wart Hog, Forest Hog, BushHog) living in Africa are carriers, and they have no clinical symptoms when infected. It is a problematic disease that is widespread in Africa and spreads to Europe through migrants. There are no cases in Korea yet, and no vaccine has been developed. It must be blocked by strict quarantine and is managed as a Class 1 statutory zoonotic disease.

Clinical Symptoms

When African swine fever virus is introduced to a farm, it has an incubation period of 4 to 19 days before clinical symptoms appear.

Clinical symptoms are almost identical to those of swine fever.

Diagnosis

The laboratory diagnostic method is the hemagglutination reaction.

Spleen emulsion from infected pigs can be utilized to inoculate other pigs for symptoms, or cells can be inoculated to prove the virus. after inoculating cells.

Antibody detection by gel diffusion is another diagnostic method.

There is no vaccine for dogs vaccine is not available for dogs.

Prevention and treatment

African swine fever has a poor prognosis, with 100% mortality, but recently it has been observed to take a chronic course in recent years.

No vaccine or treatment has been developed.