ArticleTropical animal health and production2017
African swine fever outbreak on a medium-sized farm in Uganda: biosecurity breaches and within-farm virus contamination.
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- Complete genome analysis of the African swine fever virus genotypes II and IX responsible for the 2021 and 2023 outbreaks in Rwanda.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Article
- Semiquantitative Risk Evaluation Reveals Drivers of African Swine Fever Virus Transmission in Smallholder Pig Farms and Gaps in Biosecurity, Tanzania.Veterinary medicine international · 2024Article
- Actions and perceived impact of African swine fever control measures along the smallholder pig value chain in Uganda.Tropical animal health and production · 2023Article
- Whole Genome Sequencing Shows that African Swine Fever Virus Genotype IX Is Still Circulating in Domestic Pigs in All Regions of Uganda.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Economic losses associated with respiratory and helminth infections in domestic pigs in Lira district, Northern Uganda.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2023Article
- A survey of biosecurity practices of pig farmers in selected districts affected by African swine fever in Uganda.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2023Article
- Prioritisation of Provinces for African Swine Fever Intervention in South Africa through Decision Matrix Analysis.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Genotyping of African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV) Isolates in Romania with the First Report of Genotype II in Symptomatic Pigs.Veterinary sciences · 2021Article
- African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV): Biology, Genomics and Genotypes Circulating in Sub-Saharan Africa.Viruses · 2021Review
- The Context of Application of Biosecurity for Control of African Swine Fever in Smallholder Pig Systems:Frontiers in veterinary science · 2021Review
- Investigation of African swine fever outbreaks in pigs outside the controlled areas of South Africa, 2012-2017.Journal of the South African Veterinary Association · 2020Article
- Evaluation of the Efficiency of Active and Passive Surveillance in the Detection of African Swine Fever in Wild Boar.Veterinary sciences · 2019Article
- African Swine Fever in a Bulgarian Backyard Farm-A Case Report.Veterinary sciences · 2019Article
- Smallholders' perceptions on biosecurity and disease control in relation to African swine fever in an endemically infected area in Northern Uganda.BMC veterinary research · 2019Article
- Epidemiological considerations on African swine fever in Europe 2014-2018.Porcine health management · 2019Review
- Molecular Characterization of African Swine Fever Viruses from Outbreaks in Peri-Urban Kampala, Uganda.Advances in virology · 2019Article
- Genome Sequences of Five African Swine Fever Virus Genotype IX Isolates from Domestic Pigs in Uganda.Microbiology resource announcements · 2018Article
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Abstract
In Uganda, a low-income country in east Africa, African swine fever (ASF) is endemic with yearly outbreaks. In the prevailing smallholder subsistence farming systems, farm biosecurity is largely non-existent. Outbreaks of ASF, particularly in smallholder farms, often go unreported, creating significant epidemiological knowledge gaps. The continuous circulation of ASF in smallholder settings also creates biosecurity challenges for larger farms. In this study, an on-going outbreak of ASF in an endemic area was investigated on farm level, including analyses of on-farm environmental virus contamination. The study was carried out on a medium-sized pig farm with 35 adult pigs and 103 piglets or growers at the onset of the outbreak. Within 3 months, all pigs had died or were slaughtered. The study included interviews with farm representatives as well as biological and environmental sampling. ASF was confirmed by the presence of ASF virus (ASFV) genomic material in biological (blood, serum) and environmental (soil, water, feed, manure) samples by real-time PCR. The ASFV-positive biological samples confirmed the clinical assessment and were consistent with known virus characteristics. Most environmental samples were found to be positive. Assessment of farm biosecurity, interviews, and the results from the biological and environmental samples revealed that breaches and non-compliance with biosecurity protocols most likely led to the introduction and within-farm spread of the virus. The information derived from this study provides valuable insight regarding the implementation of biosecurity measures, particularly in endemic areas.
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