ASF Flashcards
Several virulence variants of African Swine Fever Virus exist
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African swine fever is shed in the saliva of the infected animals
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ASF virus is shed in the urine of the infected animals
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Stamping out of the infected herds is applied in the control of African Swine Fever
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The leading clinical sign in African swine fever is excess salivation
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In acute African swine fever the leading pathological findings are the haemorrhages
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The African swine fever infects the swine per os
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The African swine fever virus genome codes only 2 proteins
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50+ proteins
The African swine fever virus infects the swine by air
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-per os and tick
In African swine fever cases of abortion are never observed
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The primary replication site of African swine fever virus is the oronasal mucosa
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The primary replication sites of African swine fever virus are the tonsils and lymph nodes
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In acute ASF cases the leading pathological finding is the black and enlarged lymph nodes
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In case of African swine fever enlarged spleen is observed during necropsy
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The ASF virus replicates the bone marrow
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The tick species vectoring African swine fever are present in Portugal and Spain
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The ASF virus is serologically uniform but several genotypes exist
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In acute ASF we can observe high mortality in sows
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Vaccines are available in EU to be used in the control of African swine fever
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Vaccines are available to be used in the control of ASF
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The immune system cannot neutralize the ASF virus by antibodies
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The African swine fever virus can be disinfected by 2%NaOh within 1 day
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and by formaldehyde in 6 days
In Europe the main route of infection is the transmission of the African swine fever by ticks
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The African swine fever virus is highly resistant against the environmental conditions
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The African swine fever causes hemadsorption in cell cultures
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In the control of African swine fever thinning of the wild boar populations is helpful
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ASF is always a peracute disease
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ASF virus retains its infectivity for years in frozen meat
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The African swine fever virus replicated in lymphocytes
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WBC except lymphocytes
Wild boars may be chronically infected with African swine fever virus
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Wild boars can carry African Swine Fever virus as chronically infected animals
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African swine fever is endemic in Sardinia
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