African swine fever epidemiology and geographic information systems
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To date, African Swine Fever (ASF), a major challenge to sustainable pig production globally, has resulted in billions of dollars in losses in Africa, Europe and Asia. Proper response to outbreaks of this devastating disease is a key to its management. To address this, animal health authorities must have access to reliable information that can aid in complex decision-making before and during outbreaks. Geographic information system (GIS) technology is an effective and flexible tool that can strongly help competent agencies with disease management and intervention planning. This handbook focuses on promoting the use of GIS in managing ASF and serves as a reference guide that outlines the benefits of GIS and the essential steps for effective data collection and organization. It offers practical examples of GIS in action, richly illustrating population distribution, disease occurrence mapping, and risk assessment and visualization. While avoiding complex technical details, it gives extensive guidance on preparing essential datasets and organizing them into a functional GIS. Designed as an entry-level resource, the handbook bridges basic ASF epidemiology and GIS. It is aimed at officials, animal health professionals, pig farmers, wildlife managers, hunters, GIS experts, students, and other stakeholders involved in the global prevention and control of ASF. It encourages these individuals to develop their own decision-support GIS to improve ASF management and reduce its impact both in domestic pigs and wild boar.