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This review discusses the diagnosis, vaccination, role of wildlife in dissemination, and control measures for Classical swine fever, with particular relevance to South Africa.
This review discusses the diagnosis, vaccination, and control measures for Classical swine fever, with a focus on its spread and management in South Africa.
May guide South African swine fever control; leaves open optimal vaccination and wildlife strategies pending prospective data.
Classical swine fever (CSF) has the ability to spread over large distances when human intervention such as illegal swill feeding facilitates its movement. This was apparent during 2005 when CSF appeared in South Africa (SA) after an absence of 87 years. In this review, various newly published developments in terms of the diagnosis of the disease and vaccination are described and applied to situations similar to SA. The role of wildlife such as feral pigs and European wild boar in the dissemination and maintenance of CSF virus are discussed, and the dearth of knowledge on the potential of other wild pig species prevalent on southern Africa noted. The modes of spread and control measures to prevent introduction as well as during outbreaks are discussed.
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Penrith et al. (2011) conducted a review in Classical swine fever (Hog Cholera). This review discusses the diagnosis, vaccination, role of wildlife in dissemination, and control measures for Classical swine fever, with particular relevance to South Africa.
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