[feb] African Swine Fever (ASF)

Question 1

what?

Answer 1

viral disease that affects pigs

leading sudden deaths of pigs.

Question 2

Case Fatality Rate?

Answer 2

100%

Question 3

Routes of transmission?

Answer 3

• direct contact with an infected or wild pig (alive or dead)
• indirect contact through consumption of contaminated material
• or through biological vectors such as ticks.

Question 4

Symptoms?

Answer 4

high fever, depression, anorexia, loss of appetite, hemorrhages in the skin, vomiting and diarrhoea