African swine fever – A review of current knowledge

作者：Sandra Blome, Kati Franzke, Martin Beer · 发表于：Virus Research · 年份：2020 · DOI：10.1016/j.virusres.2020.198099 · 被引用次数：426 · 研究领域：Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology、Vector-Borne Animal Diseases、Viral Infections and Immunology Research

African swine fever (ASF) is a viral hemorrhagic disease with exceptionally high lethality in domestic pigs and Eurasian wild boar. Over the last decade, ASF has emerged in several European and Asian countries and has now an unprecedented distribution. Against this background, the presented review focuses on current knowledge and advances in ASF virology, clinical disease upon infection with recent strains, epidemiology, diagnosis, and control. This review highlights knowledge gaps and controversial opinions related to ASF.