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EFSA assisted four countries in the analysis of epidemiological data on African swine fever (ASF), collected until September 2017. The temporal analysis demonstrated that the average proportions of PCR and antibody-ELISA positive samples from the hunted wild boar remained below 3.9 and 6.6, respectively. A peak in the ASF incidence was observed 6 months after the first observed case, followed by...

The purpose of the manual is to provide veterinary professionals, para-professionals, and laboratory diagnosticians with the information they need to promptly diagnose and react to an outbreak or case of ASF. Pig farmers, hunters and forest managers will also benefit. Any statement made in this manual is intended to provide guidance and should not be treated as a prescription. The manual provides...

The following series of images have been provided by The Pirbright Institute to assist in the recognition of disease due to African swine fever (ASF) in pigs These are from a controlled animal study where pigs were infected with virulent ASF virus, similar to the virus that has been spreading in Eastern and Central Europe

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