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Tools and opportunities for African swine fever control in wild boar and feral pigs: a review
Palencia, Pablo; Blome, Sandra; Brook, Ryan K. et al.
2023In European Journal of Wildlife Research, 69 (4)
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Keywords :
Epidemiology; Intervention options; Pest species; Sus scrofa; Virus; Wildlife disease
Abstract :
[en] The native Eurasian wild boar (Sus scrofa) is a relevant wildlife host for African swine fever (ASF) virus, contributing to infection maintenance and spread and representing a challenge for disease control. Combining published scientific evidence with expert opinion, we provide an updated global overview of ASF control in wild boar and feral pigs in different epidemiological scenarios. We synthesize current knowledge on key background aspects of wild boar ecology and management and on ASF epidemiology in wild boar and their relative, the feral pig. We propose that establishing a proper surveillance and monitoring scheme is a requisite for disease control in wildlife and that ASF and wild boar should be monitored in an integrated way, considering the changes in the host population as well as the spatial spread and temporal distribution of disease indicators, to make possible a critical assessment of the impact of interventions. The main body of the manuscript reviews the intervention options and ASF control attempts and their outcomes in different epidemiological situations from peacetime to endemicity. Current ASF control in wild boar relies on three essential tools: carcass destruction, wild boar culling, and fencing. The experience gained since the onset of the ongoing ASF pandemic shows that certain combinations of interventions can slow down ASF spread and eventually succeed in ASF eradication in wild boar, at least after point introductions. Several strengths and weaknesses of these strategies are identified.
Disciplines :
Veterinary medicine & animal health
Author, co-author :
Palencia, Pablo
Blome, Sandra
Brook, Ryan K.
Ferroglio, Ezio
Jo, Yeong-Seok
Linden, Annick  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des maladies infectieuses et parasitaires (DMI) > Santé et pathologies de la faune sauvage
Montoro, Vidal
Penrith, Mary-Louise
Plhal, Radim
Vicente, Joaquín
Viltrop, Arvo
Gortázar, Christian
Language :
English
Title :
Tools and opportunities for African swine fever control in wild boar and feral pigs: a review
Publication date :
17 June 2023
Journal title :
European Journal of Wildlife Research
ISSN :
1612-4642
eISSN :
1439-0574
Publisher :
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Volume :
69
Issue :
4
Peer reviewed :
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