African swine fever: A permanent threat to Indian pigs
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African swine fever: A permanent threat to Indian pigs
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Patil SS
Suresh KP Vashist V Prajapati A Pattnaik B Roy P |
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African swine fever
Arunachal Pradesh Assam first outbreak India North eastern states pigs social and economic factors |
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India has 9 million pigs, of which 45% are in the North eastern (NE) states of India. Viral diseases affecting pigs are a major concern of mortality causing huge loss to the pig farmers. One such disease is African swine fever (ASF) that has already knocked the porous borders of NE states of India. ASF is a highly contagious devastating disease of pigs and wild boars causing 100% mortality. The causative agent African swine fever virus (ASFV) belongs to the genus Asfivirus, family Asfarviridae. Pig is the only species affected by this virus. Soft ticks (Ornithodoros genus) are shown to be reservoir and transmission vectors of ASFV. Transmission is very rapid and quickly engulfs the entire pig population. It is very difficult to differentiate classical swine fever from ASF since clinical symptoms overlap. Infected and in contact pigs should be culled immediately and buried deep, and sheds and premises be disinfected to control the disease. There is no vaccine available commercially. Since its first report in Kenya in 1921, the disease has been reported from the countries in Europe, Russian federation, China, and Myanmar. The disease is a threat to Indian pigs. OIE published the first report of ASF in India on May 21, 2020, wherein, a total of 3701 pigs died from 11 outbreaks (Morbidity - 38.45% and mortality - 33.89%) in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh states of India. ASF is non-zoonotic. Not Available |
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2021-04-22T04:12:56Z
2021-04-22T04:12:56Z 2020-10-29 |
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Research Paper
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Patil SS, Suresh KP, Vashist V, Prajapati A, Pattnaik B and Roy P. (2020). African swine fever: A permanent threat to Indian pigs. Veterinary World. 13(10): 2275-2285.
2231-0916 http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/46577 |
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English
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Veterinary World
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