Comparison of African swine fever virus prevalence and risk in two contrasting pig-farming systems in South-west and Central Kenya

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 198-205

  Okoth, E ^a   Gallardo, C ^b   Macharia, J M ^c   Omore, A ^a   Pelayo, V ^b   Bulimo, D W ^e   Arias, M ^b   Kitala, P ^e   Baboon, K ^c   Lekolol, I ^d   Mijele, D ^d   Bishop, R P ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas   (Spain)

^c Livestock Recording Centre Department of Livestock Production   (Kenya)

^d KENYA WILDLIFE SERVICE   (Kenya)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

African swine fever; Bushpigs; Domestic pigs; Genetic characterization; Sero prevalence

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

AFRICAN SWINE FEVER; AFRICAN SWINE FEVER VIRUS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KENYA; MALE; METHODOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SWINE; VIROLOGY;

AFRICAN SWINE FEVER; AFRICAN SWINE FEVER VIRUS; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; KENYA; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SWINE;

AFRICAN SWINE FEVER VIRUS; ANIMALIA; POTAMOCHOERUS LARVATUS; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA DOMESTICA;

EID: 84877002612     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2012.11.012     Document Type: Article

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