African Swine Fever Outbreak at a Farm in Central Namibia
An outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) occurred at a farm in central Namibia in March 2018. Fourteen pigs died out of a herd of 59 animals over a period of 16 days between the first and sixteenth of March 2018. The clinical signs observed included sternal recumbency, fever, weakness, pain and relu...
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| author | Alaster Samkange Borden Mushonga Douglas Mudimba Bernard A. Chiwome Mark Jago Erick Kandiwa Alec S. Bishi Umberto Molini |
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| description | An outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) occurred at a farm in central Namibia in March 2018. Fourteen pigs died out of a herd of 59 animals over a period of 16 days between the first and sixteenth of March 2018. The clinical signs observed included sternal recumbency, fever, weakness, pain and reluctance to move, hyperemia of the skin and anorexia, followed by death. Necropsy findings included large amounts of unclotted blood in the pleural and peritoneal cavities, diffuse carcass congestion, splenomegaly, consolidation of both lungs, hemorrhagic and frothy airways and trachea, hepatomegaly and congestion, congestion of the gastric mucosa, enlarged and congested kidneys, ecchymotic epicardial, and endocardial hemorrhages, and very enlarged and congested urinary bladder. All the remaining pigs were euthanized, burned, and buried under state veterinary supervision. The authors concluded that the outbreak resulted from indirect transmission of the ASF virus due to lapses in biosecurity measures. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ee26b4909456445d8c6c737062ecc0ed2025-02-03T01:33:29ZengWileyCase Reports in Veterinary Medicine2090-70012090-701X2019-01-01201910.1155/2019/36195933619593African Swine Fever Outbreak at a Farm in Central NamibiaAlaster Samkange0Borden Mushonga1Douglas Mudimba2Bernard A. Chiwome3Mark Jago4Erick Kandiwa5Alec S. Bishi6Umberto Molini7School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Namibia, P. Bag 13301, Pionierspark, Windhoek, NamibiaSchool of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Namibia, P. Bag 13301, Pionierspark, Windhoek, NamibiaSchool of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Namibia, P. Bag 13301, Pionierspark, Windhoek, NamibiaSchool of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Namibia, P. Bag 13301, Pionierspark, Windhoek, NamibiaSchool of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Namibia, P. Bag 13301, Pionierspark, Windhoek, NamibiaSchool of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Namibia, P. Bag 13301, Pionierspark, Windhoek, NamibiaSchool of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Namibia, P. Bag 13301, Pionierspark, Windhoek, NamibiaSchool of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Namibia, P. Bag 13301, Pionierspark, Windhoek, NamibiaAn outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) occurred at a farm in central Namibia in March 2018. Fourteen pigs died out of a herd of 59 animals over a period of 16 days between the first and sixteenth of March 2018. The clinical signs observed included sternal recumbency, fever, weakness, pain and reluctance to move, hyperemia of the skin and anorexia, followed by death. Necropsy findings included large amounts of unclotted blood in the pleural and peritoneal cavities, diffuse carcass congestion, splenomegaly, consolidation of both lungs, hemorrhagic and frothy airways and trachea, hepatomegaly and congestion, congestion of the gastric mucosa, enlarged and congested kidneys, ecchymotic epicardial, and endocardial hemorrhages, and very enlarged and congested urinary bladder. All the remaining pigs were euthanized, burned, and buried under state veterinary supervision. The authors concluded that the outbreak resulted from indirect transmission of the ASF virus due to lapses in biosecurity measures.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/3619593 |
| spellingShingle | Alaster Samkange Borden Mushonga Douglas Mudimba Bernard A. Chiwome Mark Jago Erick Kandiwa Alec S. Bishi Umberto Molini African Swine Fever Outbreak at a Farm in Central Namibia Case Reports in Veterinary Medicine |
| title | African Swine Fever Outbreak at a Farm in Central Namibia |
| title_full | African Swine Fever Outbreak at a Farm in Central Namibia |
| title_fullStr | African Swine Fever Outbreak at a Farm in Central Namibia |
| title_full_unstemmed | African Swine Fever Outbreak at a Farm in Central Namibia |
| title_short | African Swine Fever Outbreak at a Farm in Central Namibia |
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| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/3619593 |
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