| Literature DB >> 29877056 |
Ann Sofie Olesen1, Louise Lohse1, Mette Frimodt Hansen2, Anette Boklund2, Tariq Halasa2, Graham J Belsham1, Thomas Bruun Rasmussen1, Anette Bøtner1, René Bødker2.
Abstract
Within Eastern Europe, African swine fever virus (ASFV) has unexpectedly spread to farms with high biosecurity. In an attempt to explain this process, pigs were allowed to ingest flies that had fed on ASFV-spiked blood, which had a realistic titre for an infected pig. Some of the pigs became infected with the virus. Thus, ingestion of blood-sucking flies, having fed on ASFV-infected wild boar before entering stables, represents a potential route for disease transmission.Entities:
Keywords: zzm321990Stomoxys calcitranszzm321990; African swine fever; blood-feeding flies; haemorrhagic disease; virus transmission
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Year: 2018 PMID: 29877056 DOI: 10.1111/tbed.12918
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Transbound Emerg Dis ISSN: 1865-1674 Impact factor: 5.005