| Autor: |
Chavez, Joselito B., Morris, Harry D., Suan-Moring, GiaLuvim, Gamalo, Lief Erikson D., Lastica-Ternura, Emilia A. |
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Suiform Soundings; Sep2021, Vol. 20 Issue 1, p8-11, 4p |
| Abstrakt: |
African Swine Fever (ASF) is an economically important reemerging infectious disease (EID) that has spread phenomenally throughout the world. Although it does not pose direct health risks to humans, the disease can cause devastating losses in livestock production due to its almost 100% mortality rate in domestic pig populations. Trade and commerce has caused the virus to travel to different parts of the globe, infecting domestic and wild pigs in Europe and China. The recent outbreak has affected the Philippines, affecting food security and the economy. The disease is also a looming danger to the future of the Philippines four endemic pig species, a number of which are threatened with extinction. This paper reports a case of a mass dieoff of an IUCN vulnerable Philippine warty pig (Sus philippensis) population in a privatelymanaged forest patch in Tagum City, Mindanao, Philippines. Tissue samples were collected, and were sent to the Regional Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory XII (RADDLXII) tested positive for ASFV using Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). This is the first report of ASF affecting a wild pig population in the Philippines. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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