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African swine fever: Update on Eastern, Central and Southern Africa
Mulumba-Mfumu, L. K.; Saegerman, Claude; Dixon, L. K. et al.
2019In Transboundary and Emerging Diseases
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Keywords :
African swine fever; Central Africa; Eastern Africa; Southern Africa
Abstract :
[en] Control of African swine fever (ASF) in countries in Eastern, Central and Southern Africa (ECSA) is particularly complex owing to the presence of all three known epidemiological cycles of maintenance of the virus, namely an ancient sylvatic cycle involving the natural hosts and vectors of the disease as well as domestic cycles with and without involvement of natural vectors. While the situation is well documented in some of the countries, for others very little information is available. In spite of the unfavourable ASF situation, the pig population in the sub-region has grown exponentially in recent decades and is likely to continue to grow in response to rapid urban growth resulting in increasing demand for animal protein by populations that are no longer engaged in livestock production. Better management of ASF will be essential to permit the pig sector to reach its full potential as a supplier of high quality protein and a source of income to improve livelihoods and create wealth. No vaccine is currently available and it is likely that, in the near future, the sub-region will continue to rely on the implementation of preventive measures, based on the epidemiology of the disease, to avoid both the devastating losses that outbreaks can cause and the risk the sub-region poses to other parts of Africa and the world. The current situation in the ECSA sub-region is reviewed and gaps in knowledge are identified in order to support ongoing strategy development for managing ASF in endemic areas. © 2019 Blackwell Verlag GmbH
Disciplines :
Veterinary medicine & animal health
Author, co-author :
Mulumba-Mfumu, L. K.;  Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic Congo, Research Unit of Epidemiology and Risk Analysis Applied to Veterinary Sciences (UREAR- ULiège), Fundamental and Applied Research for Animals & Health (FARAH) Center, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
Saegerman, Claude  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des maladies infectieuses et parasitaires (DMI) > Epidémiologie et analyse des risques appl. aux sc. vétér.
Dixon, L. K.;  Pirbright Institute, Woking, United Kingdom
Madimba, K. C.;  Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic Congo
Kazadi, E.;  Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic Congo
Mukalakata, N. T.;  Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic Congo
Oura, C. A. L.;  School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies, Champ Fleurs, Trinidad and Tobago
Chenais, E.;  Department of Disease Control and Epidemiology, SVA, Uppsala, Sweden
Masembe, C.;  College of Natural Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
Ståhl, K.;  Department of Disease Control and Epidemiology, SVA, Uppsala, Sweden
Thiry, Etienne ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des maladies infectieuses et parasitaires (DMI) > Virologie vétérinaire et maladies virales animales
Penrith, M. L.;  Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort, South Africa
Language :
English
Title :
African swine fever: Update on Eastern, Central and Southern Africa
Publication date :
2019
Journal title :
Transboundary and Emerging Diseases
ISSN :
1865-1674
eISSN :
1865-1682
Publisher :
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Peer reviewed :
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