ASF

Question 1

Several virulence variants of African Swine Fever Virus exist

Answer 1

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Question 2

African swine fever is shed in the saliva of the infected animals

Answer 2

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Question 3

Stamping out of the infected herds is applied in the control of African Swine Fever

Answer 3

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Question 4

In acute African swine fever the leading pathological findings are the haemorrhages

Answer 4

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Question 5

The African swine fever infects the swine per os

Answer 5

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Question 6

The primary replication sites of African swine fever virus are the tonsils and lymph nodes

Answer 6

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Question 7

In acute ASF cases the leading pathological finding is the black and enlarged lymph nodes

Answer 7

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Question 8

In case of African swine fever enlarged spleen is observed during necropsy

Answer 8

T

Question 9

The ASF virus replicates the bone marrow

Answer 9

T

Question 10

The tick species vectoring African swine fever are present in Portugal and Spain

Answer 10

T

Question 11

The ASF virus is serologically uniform but several genotypes exist

Answer 11

T

Question 12

In acute ASF we can observe high mortality in sows

Answer 12

T

Question 13

The immune system cannot neutralize the ASF virus by antibodies

Answer 13

T

Question 14

The African swine fever virus can be disinfected by 2%NaOh within 1 day

Answer 14

T

Question 15

The African swine fever virus is highly resistant against the environmental conditions

Answer 15

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Question 16

The African swine fever causes hemadsorption in cell cultures

Answer 16

T

Question 17

In the control of African swine fever thinning of the wild boar populations is helpful

Answer 17

T

Question 18

ASF virus retains its infectivity for years in frozen meat

Answer 18

T

Question 19

Wild boars can carry African Swine Fever virus as chronically infected animals

Answer 19

T

Question 20

African swine fever is endemic in Sardinia

Answer 20

T

Question 21

The African swine fever virus can be inactivated by irradiation

Answer 21

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Question 22

African Swine Fever is a resistant virus

Answer 22

T

Question 23

Immunocomplexes are formed in the case of African Swine Fever

Answer 23

T

Question 24

Ticks can transmit African Swine Fever virus

Answer 24

T

Question 25

Swine and wild boars are susceptible to African Swine Fever virus

Answer 25

T

Question 26

Warthogs can maintain African Swine Fever in endemic areas

Answer 26

T

Question 27

African Swine Fever virus can infect pigs and wild boars

Answer 27

T

Question 28

In case of ASF infection viremia can last for months

Answer 28

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Question 29

Infection by moderately virulent ASF virus results in high mortality of sows

Answer 29

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Question 30

In chronic cases of ASF spleen hyperplasia is a leading pathological lesion

Answer 30

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Question 31

African swine fever leads to abortion regardless of the virulence of the infecting virus

Answer 31

T

Question 32

Wild boars may carry African Swine Fever virus as chronically infected animals

Answer 32

T

Question 33

Virulent strains of African Swine Fever virus cause an acute disease in domestic pigs

Answer 33

T

Question 34

Acute African Swine Fever is characterized by haemorrhages.

Answer 34

T

Question 35

African Swine Fever cause skin lesions in swine

Answer 35

T

Question 36

African Swine Fever is caused by arbovirus

Answer 36

T

Question 37

African Swine Fever virus can replicate in certain ticks

Answer 37

T

Question 38

African Swine Fever is a notifiable disease

Answer 38

T

Question 39

Pregnant sows abort in case of African Swine Fever disease cases

Answer 39

T

Question 40

The chronic form of African Swine Fever is similar to other immune complex disorders

Answer 40

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Question 41

African Swine Fever virus may cause chronic infections in pigs

Answer 41

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Question 42

African Swine Fever may cause a chronic disease in wild boars

Answer 42

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Question 43

African swine fever virus can replicate in certain soft ticks

Answer 43

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Question 44

The clinical picture of chronic African Swine Fever is similar to dermatitis Nephritis/nephropathy

Answer 44

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Question 45

African Swine Fever does not have any vaccination

Answer 45

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Question 46

Several virulence variants of ASF virus exist

Answer 46

T