Midterm 2 PQ 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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The African swine fever virus infects the swine by air
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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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