Current status of African swine fever virus in a population of wild boar in eastern Poland (2014-2015).
African swine fever virus (ASFV) was detected in wild boar in eastern Poland in early 2014. So far, 65 cases of ASFV infection in wild boar have been recognised. The methods used for ASFV detection included highly specific real-time PCR with a universal probe library (UPL), enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and an immunoperoxidase test (IPT) for identification of anti-ASFV antibodies. The positive ASF cases were located near the border with Belarus in Sokółka and Białystok counties. Some of the countermeasures for disease prevention include early ASF diagnosis by ASFV DNA identification as well as detection of specific antibodies by systematic screening. The aim of this study was to assess the current ASF status in a Polish population of wild boar during the last two years (2014-2015).
Department of Swine Diseases, National Veterinary Research Institute, Partyzantów 57 Avenue, 24-100, Puławy, Poland. grzegorz.wozniakowski@piwet.pulawy.pl.
Grzegorz
G
Woźniakowski
Department of Swine Diseases, National Veterinary Research Institute, Partyzantów 57 Avenue, 24-100, Puławy, Poland.
Edyta
E
Kozak
Department of Swine Diseases, National Veterinary Research Institute, Partyzantów 57 Avenue, 24-100, Puławy, Poland.
Andrzej
A
Kowalczyk
Department of Swine Diseases, National Veterinary Research Institute, Partyzantów 57 Avenue, 24-100, Puławy, Poland.
Magdalena
M
Łyjak
Department of Swine Diseases, National Veterinary Research Institute, Partyzantów 57 Avenue, 24-100, Puławy, Poland.
Małgorzata
M
Pomorska-Mól
National Veterinary Research Institute, Partyzantów 57 Avenue, 24-100, Puławy, Poland.
Krzysztof
K
Niemczuk
Department of Swine Diseases, National Veterinary Research Institute, Partyzantów 57 Avenue, 24-100, Puławy, Poland.
Zygmunt
Z
Pejsak
D000357:African Swine Fever / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D000358:African Swine Fever Virus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000818:Animals; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D034421:Sus scrofa / Q000821:virology*; D013552:Swine
African swine fever virus; Diagnosis; Epidemiology; Wild boar