MT2 - African swine fever Flashcards
1) Several virulence variants of African Swine Fever Virus exist
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2) African swine fever is shed in the saliva of the infected animals
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3) Stamping out of the infected herds is applied in the control of African Swine Fever
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4) The leading clinical sign in African swine fever is excess salivation
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5) In acute African swine fever the leading pathological findings are the haemorrhages
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6) The African swine fever infects the swine per os
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7) The African swine fever virus genome codes only 2 proteins
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8) The African swine fever virus infects the swine by air
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9) In African swine fever cases of abortion are never observed
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10) The primary replication site of African swine fever virus is the oronasal mucosa.
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11) The tick species vectoring African swine fever are present in Portugal and Spain
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12) The ASF virus is serologically uniform but several genotypes exist
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13) In acute ASF we can observe high mortality in sows
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14) Vaccines are available in EU to be used in the control of African swine fever
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16) The African swine fever virus is highly resistant against the environmental conditions
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