Special issue “African swine fever and other swine viral diseases in Africa”

A special issue in the journal Viruses, guest-edited by Prof. Dr Mary-Louise Penrith, Dr Livio Heath and Dr Edward Abworo Okoth, features six original studies and one review on African swine fever research in Africa.

The papers contribute towards a better understanding of the multiple genotypes of the African swine fever virus to improve diagnostics and control on the continent; the immune response and genetic make-up of African domestic pigs and wild host reservoirs and vectors of the virus; and pig production systems, value chains, and socio-economic issues and their role in the maintenance and spread of African swine fever.

Citation
Penrith, M.-L., Okoth, E. and Heath, L. 2023. Special issue “African swine fever and other swine viral diseases in Africa”. Viruses 15(7): 1438.

Photo: Pig in concrete stable in Mukono District, Uganda (ILRI/Elisabeth Kilian)