Epidemiological analyses of African swine fever in the European Union (November 2018 to October 2019)

Autor: European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Boklund Anette, Bøtner Anette, Chesnoiu Vasile Theodora, Depner Klaus, Desmecht Daniel, Guberti Vittorio, Helyes Georgina, Korytarova Daniela, Linden Annick, Miteva Aleksandra, More Simon, Olsevskis Edvins, Ostojic Sasa, Roberts Helen, Spiridon Mihaela, Ståhl Karl, Thulke Hans‐Hermann, Vilija Grigaliuniene, Viltrop Arvo, Wallo Richard, Wozniakowski Grzegorz, Abrahantes Cortiñas José, Dhollander Sofie, Gogin Andrey, Ivanciu Corina, Papanikolaou Alexandra, Villeta Laura C González, Gortázar Schmidt Christian
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: EFSA Journal, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp n/a-n/a (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1831-4732
DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2020.5996
Popis: Abstract This report provides an update of the epidemiology of African swine fever (ASF) in the European Union during the period November 2018 to October 2019. In this period, ASF has been confirmed in Slovakia, whereas Czechia became officially ASF‐free in March 2019, bringing the number of affected countries in the EU to nine. The report provides a narrative update of the situation in the different countries and an analysis of the temporal and spatial patterns of the disease. There has been no increase in the proportion of seropositive hunted wild boar in the affected areas. In hunted animals, the proportions of wild boar testing polymerase chain reaction‐positive and enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay‐positive has remained low (
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