The Genetics of Life and Death: Virus-Host Interactions Underpinning Resistance to African Swine Fever, a Viral Hemorrhagic Disease

The Genetics of Life and Death: Virus-Host Interactions Underpinning Resistance to African Swine Fever, a Viral Hemorrhagic Disease

Pathogen transmission from wildlife hosts to genetically distinct species is a major driver of disease emergence. African swine fever virus (ASFV) persists in sub-Saharan Africa through a sylvatic cycle between warthogs and soft ticks that infest their burrows. The virus does not cause disease in th...

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Main Authors: Christopher L. Netherton, Samuel Connell, Camilla T. O. Benfield, Linda K. Dixon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
Subjects:
African swine fever virus (ASFV)
interferon
warthog
Ornithodoros
host resistance
host tolerance
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fgene.2019.00402/full

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