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SUBMITTER: Barasona JA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6498142 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Barasona Jose A JA Gallardo Carmina C Cadenas-Fernández Estefanía E Jurado Cristina C Rivera Belén B Rodríguez-Bertos Antonio A Arias Marisa M Sánchez-Vizcaíno Jose M JM
Frontiers in veterinary science 20190426
African swine fever (ASF), the most significant threat to the pig industry worldwide, has spread to more than 55 countries on three continents, and it affects more than 77% of the world swine population. In the European Union, wild boar (<i>Sus scrofa</i>) is the most severely affected host. The main reasons for the unprecedented and constant spread of ASF in Europe are the trade activities, the continuous movement of infected-wild boar populations among regions and the lack of vaccine to preven ...[more]