학술논문
African swine fever virus DNA in soft ticks, Senegal.
Document Type
Journal Article
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Subject
*AFRICAN swine fever virus
*AFRICAN swine fever
*DNA
*ORNITHODOROS
*ARGASIDAE
*ANIMAL experimentation
*COMPARATIVE studies
*RESEARCH methodology
*MEDICAL cooperation
*RESEARCH
*TICKS
*VIRUSES
*EVALUATION research
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ISSN
1080-6040
Abstract
African swine fever is a highly contagious disease of pigs in Africa. Although its persistence in Senegal may be caused by asymptomatic carriers involved in the domestic transmission cycle, we demonstrated that the soft tick Ornithodoros sonrai can be naturally infected with the causative agent. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]