Direct contact with infected pigs reasons why conventional control measures can fail, Contact with objects contaminated with the and the on-farm biosecurity measures needed to prevent it. secretions, excretions or blood of infected pigs (footwear, equipment, clothing, etc) Other relevant CPD courses Eating the flesh of pigs that have died of ASF Classical swine fever either by scavenging the carcasses of the pigs or Biosecurity by being fed swill that contains uncooked or under-cooked pork derived from infected pigs. In some places Ornithodoros ticks live in pig sties and in parts of a cycle has developed between them and the pigs they feed on, with the ticks serving as long-term hosts of the virus. ASF virus naturally infects only members of the pig family and humans cannot become infected Prevention and control Prevention of ASF is very important because once an outbreak occurs it becomes difficult and sometimes impossible to control. Losses can be very heavy due to high mortality and drastic control measures involving the killing and disposal of all infected and in-contact pigs that cause far higher mortality than the disease itself. Good biosecurity measures that prevent contact between pigs and the sources of virus described above will protect the pigs and avoid outbreaks that have devastating effects such as: Loss of income and a threat to food security in poor communities Local and international bans on trade in pigs and pork Loss of livelihoods and jobs in and industrialized pig industries Find out more The CPD module on ASF describes the complicated epidemiology of ASF, how to recognise it and confirm the diagnosis, its remarkable potential for transboundary spread, the effects it has had on pig production in Africa and other parts of the world and why it is regarded as a re-emerging disease, the
Direct contact with infected pigs Contact with objects contaminated with the secretions, excretions or blood of infected pigs (footwear, equipment, clothing, etc) Eating the flesh of pigs that have died of ASF either by scavenging the carcasses of the pigs or by being fed swill that contains uncooked or under-cooked pork derived from infected pigs. In some places Ornithodoros ticks live in pig sties and in parts of a cycle has developed between them and the pigs they feed on, with the ticks serving as long-term hosts of the virus. ASF virus naturally infects only members of the pig family and humans cannot become infected Prevention and control Prevention of ASF is very important because once an outbreak occurs it becomes difficult and sometimes impossible to control. Losses can be very heavy due to high mortality and drastic control measures involving the killing and disposal of all infected and in-contact pigs that cause far higher mortality than the disease itself. Good biosecurity measures that prevent contact between pigs and the sources of virus described above will protect the pigs and avoid outbreaks that have devastating effects such as: Loss of income and a threat to food security in poor communities Local and international bans on trade in pigs and pork Loss of livelihoods and jobs in and industrialized pig industries Find out more The CPD module on ASF describes the complicated epidemiology of ASF, how to recognise it and confirm the diagnosis, its remarkable potential for transboundary spread, the effects it has had on pig production in Africa and other parts of the world and why it is regarded as a re-emerging disease, the reasons why conventional control measures can fail, and the on-farm biosecurity measures needed to prevent it. Other relevant CPD courses Classical swine fever Biosecurity
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