Essays about: "ASFV"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the word ASFV.

  1. 1. Emerging infectious diseases : a model of disease transmission dynamics at the wildlife-livestock interface in Uganda

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Fredrik Backlund; [2013]
    Keywords : emerging infectious disease; African swine fever; wildlife; disease transmission; genotype;

    Abstract : Emerging infectious diseases are a recurring threat to both human and animal health. Understanding the multiple causes behind the emergence of new diseases is key to the prevention of new and potentially devastating outbreaks. READ MORE

  3. 2. Patho-anatomical studies on african swine fever in Uganda

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Justine Ganowiak; [2012]
    Keywords : African Swine Fever; pathology; Uganda;

    Abstract : African Swine Fever (ASF) is one of the most serious transboundary swine diseases because of its high lethality for pigs, socioeconomic consequences, rapid and international spread and the absence of either treatment or vaccine. This Sida Minor Field Study (MFS) was carried out during fall 2010, as part of a larger collaborative research project called ASFUganda, focusing on the epidemiology of the disease in Uganda. READ MORE

  4. 3. Detection of African swine fever virus and phylogenetic characterization of Ornithodoros ticks collected from Lake Mburo - and Murchison Falls National Parks in Uganda

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Lisa Lindström; [2012]
    Keywords : Uganda; ticks; African swine fever; Ornithodoros;

    Abstract : This master thesis was performed as a Minor Field Study (MFS), funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), Gulli Strålfeldts fond and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU). The study was performed in collaboration between SLU, the National Veterinary Institute (SVA) in Uppsala and the Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda. READ MORE

  5. 4. Prevalens och genetisk karaktärisering av afrikansk svinpestvirus i vektorer och tamsvin i Uganda

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Emilia Nyberg; [2011]
    Keywords : afrikansk svinpest; genetisk karaktärisering;

    Abstract : African swine fever, ASF, was first described 1921, in Kenya. The virus has thereafter spread through many African countries as well as in Europe, Asia, South- and Central America. The virus is spread via three different cycles, of which one is sylvatic and includes warthogs and soft ticks. READ MORE

  6. 5. Afrikansk svinpest : vilda djurs betydelse för sjukdomens spridning i Europa

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Paulina Degerstedt; [2011]
    Keywords : Afrikansk svinpest; Europa; fästingar; vildsvin; svin; Ornithodoros erraticus; Ornithodorus erraticus; ASFV;

    Abstract : Afrikansk svinpestvirus orsakar sjukdomen afrikansk svinpest hos domesticerade svin. Morbiditeten och mortaliteten vid utbrott är ofta hög, både behandling och vaccin saknas. Afrikansk svinpest är vanligt i Afrika där viruset cirkulerar mellan vilda svindjur och olika arter av mjuka fästingar. READ MORE