African Swine Fever Flashcards
Several virulence variants of African Swine Fever Virus exist
True
African swine fever is shed in the saliva of the infected animals
True
ASF virus is shed in the urine of the infected animals
False
Stamping out of the infected herds is applied in the control of African Swine Fever
True
The leading clinical sign in African swine fever is excess salivation
False
In acute African swine fever the leading pathological findings are the haemorrhages
True
The African swine fever infects the swine per os
True
The African swine fever virus genome codes only 2 proteins
False
The African swine fever virus infects the swine by air
False
In African swine fever cases of abortion are never observed
False
The primary replication site of African swine fever virus is the oronasal mucosa
False
The primary replication sites of African swine fever virus are the tonsils and lymph nodes
True
In acute ASF cases the leading pathological finding is the black and enlarged lymph nodes
True
In case of African swine fever enlarged spleen is observed during necropsy
True
The ASF virus replicates the bone marrow
True
The tick species vectoring African swine fever are present in Portugal and Spain
True
The ASF virus is serologically uniform but several genotypes exist
True
In acute ASF we can observe high mortality in sows
True
Vaccines are available in EU to be used in the control of African swine fever
False
Vaccines are available to be used in the control of ASF
False
The immune system cannot neutralize the ASF virus by antibodies
True
The African swine fever virus can be disinfected by 2%NaOh within 1 day
True
In Europe the main route of infection is the transmission of the African swine fever by ticks
False
The African swine fever virus is highly resistant against the environmental conditions
True
The African swine fever causes hemadsorption in cell cultures
True
In the control of African swine fever thinning of the wild boar populations is helpful
True
ASF is always a peracute disease
False
ASF virus retains its infectivity for years in frozen meat
True
The African swine fever virus replicated in lymphocytes
False
Wild boars may be chronically infected with African swine fever virus
True
Wild boars can carry African Swine Fever virus as chronically infected animals
True
African swine fever is endemic in Sardinia
True