Stability of African Swine Fever Virus in Carcasses of Domestic Pigs and Wild Boar Experimentally Infected with the ASFV “Estonia 2014” Isolate

Europe is currently experiencing a long-lasting African swine fever (ASF) epidemic, both in domestic pigs and wild boar. There is great concern that carcasses of infected wild boar may act as long-term virus reservoirs in the environment. We evaluated the tenacity of ASF virus (ASFV) in tissues and...

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Main Authors: Melina Fischer, Jane Hühr, Sandra Blome, Franz J. Conraths, Carolina Probst
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-10-01
Series:Viruses
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/12/10/1118