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Assessment of risk factors of African Swine Fever in India: Perspectives on future outbreaks and control strategies

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Title Assessment of risk factors of African Swine Fever in India: Perspectives on future outbreaks and control strategies
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Creator Bora M
Bora DP
Manu M
Barman NN
Dutta LJ
Kumar PP
Poovathikkal S
Suresh KP
Nimmanapalli R
 
Subject African swine fever virus
outbreak
domestic pigs
wild-life reservoirs
risk assessment
control strategies
 
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African swine fever (ASF) is one of the most important transboundary diseases of pigs.
ASF has been identified in India for the first time in domestic pigs from outbreaks reported in two
of the northeastern states, Arunachal Pradesh and Assam in 2020. A total of 11 ASF outbreaks
in different regions killed over 3700 pigs and devastated the economy of small-scale livestock
owners of both the states. Considering the first outbreak of ASF in India, a generic risk assessment
framework was determined to identify potential risk factors that might favor future emergence of the
disease. Based on the Indian scenario, we considered population density of host, farming practice,
availability of biological vectors and wildlife reservoirs, epidemiological cycles, and international
trade to analyze the possibility of future outbreaks of ASF and chances of establishment of endemism.
On critical analysis of the identified risk factors associated with ASFV transmission, we observed that
the risk factors are well preserved in the Indian geography and might participate in future outbreaks,
further disseminating the disease to nearby countries. Since no vaccine is currently available against
ASF, the domestic and the wild pigs (wild boars and the endangered pygmy hogs native to India)
of this region are under constant threat of infection. For the near future, this region will have to
continue to rely on the implementation of preventive measures to avoid the devastating losses that
outbreaks can cause. The various adaptive control strategies to minimize the risks associated with
the transmission of ASF, keeping our views to Indian settings, have been described. The risk-analysis
framework presented in the study will give a further understanding of the dynamics of disease
transmission and will help to design control strategies and corresponding measures to minimize the
catastrophic consequences of ASF disease.
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Date 2021-04-19T09:35:06Z
2021-04-19T09:35:06Z
2020-12-11
 
Type Research Paper
 
Identifier Bora M, Bora DP, Manu M, Barman NN, Dutta LJ, Kumar PP, Poovathikkal S, Suresh KP, Nimmanapalli R. (2020). Assessment of risk factors of African Swine Fever in India: Perspectives on future outbreaks and control strategies. Pathogens. 9(12): 1044-1062.
2076-0817
http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/46528
 
Language English
 
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Publisher Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI)