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• A highly contagious hemorrhagic viral disease of domestic and

wild pigs
• It is caused by a large DNA of Asfarviridae family which also
infects ticks of genus Ornithodoros

• African swine fever does not affect human health, as the human
body is not sensitive to this pathogen. In the event of an
outbreak, a person can only be a carrier of the virus among pigs
and contribute to the further spread of the infection. But it is
worth remembering that viruses are characterized by the ability
of variability.
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▸ Direct contact with infected domestic/wild pigs

▸ Indirect contact through ingestion (food waste, feed, garbage)

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▸ Loss of appetite ▸ Intermittent fever
▸ Redness of skin ▸ Chronic skin ulcers
▸ Diarrhea ▸ Arthritis
▸ Cyanosis

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No approved vaccine for ASF

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Geographical distribution
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▸ An unusual number of pig deaths in backyard farms in unidentified areas
in Rizal sparked speculations that the animals have been afflicted with
ASF, a highly contagious disease for pigs for which there is no cure and no
vaccine.
▸ Dar, however, maintained that importation of pork and pork-based
products from more than a dozen countries, including Vietnam, Laos,
Hong Kong, and China, was banned in the Philippines.
▸ Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III, meanwhile, said that the
confirmed ASF case in the country is “a concern” that could affect the rate
of increase in consumer prices.

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▸ “It’s a concern,” Dominguez told reporters when asked if the
government’s economic team is looking at ASF as a possible
risk to inflation, which already slowed down to 1.7 percent
last month.
▸ But President Duterte’s chief economic manager said “there
are substitutes to pork such as poultry, beef, and fish.”
The Agriculture department already issued three
administrative orders to avoid the spread of the ASF virus.

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▸ These include the guidelines in securing certificate of farm disease-free status
in disease outbreak areas, revised guidelines on the local movement of swine,
pork, pork products and pork by-products outside disease outbreak areas, and
veterinary quarantine movement protocol during animal disease outbreaks
and emergencies.
▸ “For swine raisers, we wish to remind them to enhance their bio-security
measures, promptly report any unusual animal mortalities in their respective
farms, and avoid swill feeding,” the DA said.
▸ “For consumers, we advise them to remain vigilant when buying meat and
meat products, and always look for the ‘NMIS’ seal as a guarantee,” it added.
▸ African swine fever causes high fever, loss of appetite, hemorrhages, and death
among domestic and wild pigs that also threatens the Philippines’ more than
P250 billion hog industry.
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https://news.mb.com.ph/2019/09/09/african-swine-flu-in-ph-confirmed/
http://en.surgeon-live.com/content_afrikanskaya-chuma-svinei-opasnost-
dlya-cheloveka.htm
▸ https://www.oie.int/en/animal-health-in-the-world/animal-diseases/african-
swine-fever/

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