title: Preventive measures aimed at minimizing the risk of African swine fever virus spread in pig farming systems.
abstract: African swine fever (ASF) is one of the most severe diseases of pigs; it has a drastic impact on the pig industry, causing serious socio-economic consequences to pig farmers and pork producers. In Europe, there are currently two main clusters of infection; one in Sardinia caused by strains of African swine fever virus (ASFV) belonging to genotype I and another in Eastern Europe caused by strains of ASFV belonging to genotype II. The latter is inducing an acute form of ASF and it represents a serious threat to the pig sector. ASF is a disease for which there is no effective vaccine; therefore, prevention has a pivotal role in the control strategy of the disease. This review describes the main preventive measures to adopt to mitigate the risk of ASF spread in pig farming systems.
authors.affiliation: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia ed Emilia Romagna (IZSLER), Brescia, Italy. silvia.bellini@izsler.it.
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6612-8993
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bellini
authors.affiliation: Private Consultant, Perugia, Italy.
authors.forename: Domenico
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rutili
authors.affiliation: Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale (ISPRA), Ozzano Emilia, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Vittorio
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Guberti
mesh_terms: D000357:African Swine Fever / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000358:African Swine Fever Virus / Q000502:physiology; D000822:Animal Husbandry / Q000592:standards*; D000818:Animals; D005060:Europe; D012307:Risk Factors; D013552:Swine
keywords: ASF; African swine fever; Bio-security; Domestic pigs; Epidemiology; Prevention; Wild boar; Wildlife