African Swine Fever Virus: An Emerging DNA Arbovirus

African Swine Fever Virus: An Emerging DNA Arbovirus

African swine fever virus (ASFV) is the sole member of the family Asfarviridae, and the only known DNA arbovirus. Since its identification in Kenya in 1921, ASFV has remained endemic in Africa, maintained in a sylvatic cycle between Ornithodoros soft ticks and warthogs (Phacochoerus africanus) which...

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Main Authors: Natasha N. Gaudreault, Daniel W. Madden, William C. Wilson, Jessie D. Trujillo, Juergen A. Richt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Subjects:
African swine fever virus
DNA arbovirus
soft tick
domestic swine
wild boar
transmission
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2020.00215/full

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