TY - BOOK
T1 - Understanding and combatting African Swine Fever
T2 - A European perspective
A2 - Iacolina, Laura
A2 - Penrith, Mary-Louise
A2 - Bellini, Silvia
A2 - Chenais, Erika
A2 - Jori, Ferran
A2 - Montoya, Maria
A2 - Ståhl, Karl
A2 - Gavier-Widén, Dolores
PY - 2021/3/15
Y1 - 2021/3/15
N2 - The recent introduction and spread of African swine fever (ASF) into Europe and Asia has shown that an integrated, multidisciplinary effort is needed to tackle this disease and the complex challenges it poses. This book presents practical guidelines on surveillance for detection of ASF virus, how to prevent outbreaks in the domestic pig sector through biosecurity and cleaning and disinfection routines, including in backyard holdings, and how to control and eradicate this disease in wild boar. Information on pathological lesions and diagnostic practices are provided to support practitioners. Virus infection mechanisms and the consequent host immune response are reported together with an overview on the status of vaccine and treatment development. Information on ASF epidemiology and the European wild boar and domestic pig populations is presented to assist breeders, wildlife managers and policy makers in designing practices aimed at preventing, or controlling and eradicating, this disease. The book provides currently available knowledge in a single place, and identifies knowledge gaps, prompting policy makers and funding bodies to support the scientific community in investigating the gaps.
AB - The recent introduction and spread of African swine fever (ASF) into Europe and Asia has shown that an integrated, multidisciplinary effort is needed to tackle this disease and the complex challenges it poses. This book presents practical guidelines on surveillance for detection of ASF virus, how to prevent outbreaks in the domestic pig sector through biosecurity and cleaning and disinfection routines, including in backyard holdings, and how to control and eradicate this disease in wild boar. Information on pathological lesions and diagnostic practices are provided to support practitioners. Virus infection mechanisms and the consequent host immune response are reported together with an overview on the status of vaccine and treatment development. Information on ASF epidemiology and the European wild boar and domestic pig populations is presented to assist breeders, wildlife managers and policy makers in designing practices aimed at preventing, or controlling and eradicating, this disease. The book provides currently available knowledge in a single place, and identifies knowledge gaps, prompting policy makers and funding bodies to support the scientific community in investigating the gaps.
KW - ASF
KW - biosecurity
KW - virus
KW - vaccine
KW - prevention
KW - detection
UR - https://www.wageningenacademic.com/doi/book/10.3920/978-90-8686-910-7
U2 - 10.3920/978-90-8686-910-7
DO - 10.3920/978-90-8686-910-7
M3 - Book
SN - 978-90-8686-357-0
BT - Understanding and combatting African Swine Fever
PB - Wageningen Academic Publishers
CY - Wageningen
ER -
