Inefficient transmission of African swine fever virus to sentinel pigs from environmental contamination under experimental conditions
A. S. Olesen, L. Lohse, F. Accensi, H. Goldswain, G. J. Belsham, A. Botner, C. Netherton, L. K. Dixon, R. Portugal
This study investigates the risk of African swine fever virus (ASFV) transmission to naive pigs from contaminated environments, finding no transmission despite detectable viral DNA in environmental samples.
bioRxiv · Sep 28, 2023Microbiology