Swine Health
Evaluation of the performance of ELISA for ASF-antibodies detection and its potential use in the US swine industry
April 24, 2023By Andres Perez
The objective of this study was to estimate and compare the diagnostic performance of a novel indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (iELISA) for ASF serum antibodies (iELISA), developed by Innoceleris Ames, IA, USA and produced and commercialized by Tetracore (Rockville, MD, USA), and the VetAlert™ ASFV DNA Test Kit (qPCR, Tetracore) in both serum and oral fluid (OF) samples collected on farms in Vietnam.
Swine Health - Foreign Animal Disease
Risk Assessment for Importing Non-Animal-Origin Feed and Ingredients from ASFV-Endemic Regions
March 4, 2023By Cassandra Jones
Currently, there are industry wide concerns over African swine fever virus (ASFV) entry from a variety of different sources, including imported ingredients from ASFV positive countries. Data...
Swine Health - Foreign Animal Disease
Understanding the Survivability and Infectivity of African Swine Fever Virus in Various Environments
March 4, 2023By Dr. Megan Niederwerder
African swine fever (ASF) is the most significant foreign animal disease threat to the US pork industry. ASF virus (ASFV) not only causes high case fatality rates of infected pigs but is a...
Swine Health - Foreign Animal Disease
Identification of Protective Antigens of African Swine Fever Virus
March 4, 2023By Daniel Rock
African swine fever (ASF) is an acute viral disease of domestic swine with mortality rates approaching 100%. Currently endemic in extensive regions of Eurasia, ASF is “out of Africa”...
Swine Health - Foreign Animal Disease
Evaluation of Lyophilization on Efficacy of African Swine Fever Vaccine Candidate ASFV-G-ΔI177L
March 4, 2023By Douglas Gladue
Currently there is no commercialized vaccine for African swine fever (ASF). One of the most promising candidates to date is the highly effective and safe live attenuated vaccine candidate...
Swine Health - Foreign Animal Disease
Factors to Consider in a Potential Eradication Plan for African Swine Fever in the United States: A White Paper
January 20, 2023
This white paper presents factors to consider and potential approaches for developing an eradication plan for African swine fever (ASF) should it become established in the United States. The white...
Swine Health - Foreign Animal Disease
Evaluation of Processing Fluids and Other Novel Sample Types for the Detection and Surveillance of Less-Virulent ASFV Strains
January 4, 2023By Aruna Ambagala
Based on the data from this study, we can suggest that PF is suitable to screen young swine herds for ASF.
Swine Health
An African Swine Fever (ASF) positive cohort study: Validating various PCR tests and sample types for African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV) detection in boars; and determining the possibility of transmission via artificial insemination
October 29, 2022By Dr. Darwin Reicks
The first study using experimentally ASFV inoculated adult, commercial boars to determine which sample types and PCR procedures were optimum in detecting ASFV in boars and gilts. Additionally, it proved that insemination of ASFV infected semen to naïve gilts resulted in transmission of the virus.
Swine Health
Evaluation of meat juice and muscle swabs using OIE-approved real time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) from swine with clinically compatible signs of ASF in Ugandan slaughterhouses
July 27, 2022By Karyn Havas
This research project assessed the African swine fever virus’s (ASFV) nucleic acid detection in slaughter expedient samples: diaphragm meat juice, diaphragm muscle swab, spleen, and spleen swab.
Swine Health - Foreign Animal Disease
Investigating Methods for Decontamination of Interior Surfaces (Cabs) of Transportation Vehicles
July 11, 2022By Jordan Gebhardt
It is widely known and understood that transportation vehicles can serve as a potential route of pathogen transmission within swine production systems. The movement of these vehicles within multiple...