African Swine Fever in Georgia
| dc.coverage | Georgia | |
| dc.creator | Animal Production and Health Division | |
| dc.date | 2023-04-27T11:54:08Z | |
| dc.date | 2023-04-27T11:54:08Z | |
| dc.date | 2007 | |
| dc.date | 2017-12-05T18:55:02.0000000Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-06-28T01:43:49Z | |
| dc.description | African Swine Fever (ASF) is a highly contagious virus infection of domestic pigs that is usually lethal and for which there is no vaccine. The potential distribution of the infection is global, and therefore most countries free of the infection take serious measures to prevent entry. Where the infection occurs, pig production is usually sustainable only by adoption of high levels of biosecurity. The disease is endemic in domestic and wild porcine species in most of sub-Saharan Africa and Sardin ia. Pigs become infected mainly through the oro-nasal route after contact with infected pigs or through feeding of virus-contaminated products (swill and garbage waste). In areas where vectors exist (Ornithodoros ticks), transmission via these vectors can be important for virus persistence in an area. In Africa, the presence of Ornithodorous moubata and the sub-clinically infected wildlife populations of warthogs maintain ASF virus; this means that in order to prevent infection, strict fencing is required of farms in eastern and southern African regions where warthogs are found. | |
| dc.format | 6p. | |
| dc.format | application/pdf | |
| dc.identifier | https://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/AJ217E | |
| dc.identifier | http://www.fao.org/3/a-aj217e.pdf | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/344494 | |
| dc.language | English | |
| dc.relation | EMPRES Watch | |
| dc.rights | FAO | |
| dc.title | African Swine Fever in Georgia | |
| dc.title | African Swine Fever in Georgia | |
| dc.type | Book (series) |