Epidemiology of African Swine Fever and Its Risk in Nepal
African swine fever (ASF) is a highly contagious viral infection of domestic and wild pigs with high mortality. First reported in East Africa in the early 1900s, ASF was largely controlled in domestic pigs in many countries. However, in recent years ASF outbreaks have been reported in several countr...
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| description | African swine fever (ASF) is a highly contagious viral infection of domestic and wild pigs with high mortality. First reported in East Africa in the early 1900s, ASF was largely controlled in domestic pigs in many countries. However, in recent years ASF outbreaks have been reported in several countries in Europe and Asia. The occurrence of ASF in China, the largest pork producer in the world, in 2018 and in India, the country that surrounds and shares open borders with Nepal, has increased the risk of ASF transmission to Nepal. Lately, the pork industry has been growing in Nepal, overcoming traditional religious and cultural biases against it. However, the emergence of viral infections such as ASF could severely affect the industry’s growth and sustainability. Because there are no effective vaccines available to prevent ASF, the government should focus on preventing entry of the virus through strict quarantine measures at the borders, controls on illegal trade, and effective management practices, including biosecurity measures. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-552c728cc75146c99d2deedfc8a2ba7b2023-11-22T14:14:54ZengMDPI AGMicrobiology Research2036-74812021-07-0112358059010.3390/microbiolres12030041Epidemiology of African Swine Fever and Its Risk in NepalDeepak Subedi0Suman Bhandari1Saurav Pantha2Uddab Poudel3Sumit Jyoti4Milan Kandel5Surendra Karki6Santosh Dhakal7Paklihawa Campus, Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science, Tribhuvan University, Siddharthanagar 32900, NepalPaklihawa Campus, Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science, Tribhuvan University, Siddharthanagar 32900, NepalPaklihawa Campus, Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science, Tribhuvan University, Siddharthanagar 32900, NepalPaklihawa Campus, Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science, Tribhuvan University, Siddharthanagar 32900, NepalPaklihawa Campus, Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science, Tribhuvan University, Siddharthanagar 32900, NepalFaculty of Animal Science, Veterinary Science and Fisheries (FAVF), Agriculture and Forestry University, Bharatpur 44200, NepalEmergency Center for Transboundary Animal Diseases, Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO-UN), Kathmandu 44600, NepalW. Harry Feinstone Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USAAfrican swine fever (ASF) is a highly contagious viral infection of domestic and wild pigs with high mortality. First reported in East Africa in the early 1900s, ASF was largely controlled in domestic pigs in many countries. However, in recent years ASF outbreaks have been reported in several countries in Europe and Asia. The occurrence of ASF in China, the largest pork producer in the world, in 2018 and in India, the country that surrounds and shares open borders with Nepal, has increased the risk of ASF transmission to Nepal. Lately, the pork industry has been growing in Nepal, overcoming traditional religious and cultural biases against it. However, the emergence of viral infections such as ASF could severely affect the industry’s growth and sustainability. Because there are no effective vaccines available to prevent ASF, the government should focus on preventing entry of the virus through strict quarantine measures at the borders, controls on illegal trade, and effective management practices, including biosecurity measures.https://www.mdpi.com/2036-7481/12/3/41African swine feverAfrican swine fever viruspork industrydomestic and wild pigsvirus transmissionpreventive measures |
| spellingShingle | Deepak Subedi Suman Bhandari Saurav Pantha Uddab Poudel Sumit Jyoti Milan Kandel Surendra Karki Santosh Dhakal Epidemiology of African Swine Fever and Its Risk in Nepal Microbiology Research African swine fever African swine fever virus pork industry domestic and wild pigs virus transmission preventive measures |
| title | Epidemiology of African Swine Fever and Its Risk in Nepal |
| title_full | Epidemiology of African Swine Fever and Its Risk in Nepal |
| title_fullStr | Epidemiology of African Swine Fever and Its Risk in Nepal |
| title_full_unstemmed | Epidemiology of African Swine Fever and Its Risk in Nepal |
| title_short | Epidemiology of African Swine Fever and Its Risk in Nepal |
| title_sort | epidemiology of african swine fever and its risk in nepal |
| topic | African swine fever African swine fever virus pork industry domestic and wild pigs virus transmission preventive measures |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2036-7481/12/3/41 |
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