Pathological and molecular diagnosis of the 2013 African swine fever outbreak in Lusaka, Zambia.
Trop Anim Health Prod
; 47(2): 459-63, 2015 Feb.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25535151
ABSTRACT
African swine fever (ASF) is a highly contagious and fatal hemorrhagic viral disease of domestic pigs. The disease is widespread in sub-Saharan Africa and has repeatedly been introduced into other continents. The current study describes the diagnostic investigations of a hemorrhagic disease that was reported in pigs in Lusaka (October 2013), Zambia. Necropsy, histopathology, and molecular diagnosis using polymerase chain reaction and sequence analysis confirmed the disease to be ASF. The sequences obtained showed high similarity to previously isolated ASF viruses. Consistent surveillance and rapid diagnosis of the disease is recommended to prevent future outbreaks and economic losses as there is currently no vaccine against the disease.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Surtos de Doenças
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Febre Suína Africana
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Vírus da Febre Suína Africana
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
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Pregnancy
País como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2015
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Article