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A study of African swine fever virus infected ticks (Ornithodoros moubata) collected from three villages in the ASF enzootic area of Malawi following an outbreak of the disease in domestic pigs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

J. M. Haresnape  and
P. J. Wilkinson
J. M. Haresnape
Affiliation:
Central Veterinary Laboratory, P.O. Box 527, Lilongwe, Malawi
P. J. Wilkinson
Affiliation:
Pirbright Laboratory, AFRC Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright, Woking, Surrey
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A detailed study was made in 1983–5 in three villages in Mehinji district in the African swine fever (ASF) enzootic area of Malawi, following an outbreak of ASF which affected all three villages.

Ticks of the Ornithodoros moubata complex were collected from both pig sties and houses shortly after the outbreak, and approximately 24% contained ASF virus. The proportion of ticks infected did not differ significantly in the three villages, or more surprisingly in different types of premises, and was equivalent in all stages of ticks. The proportion infected decreased with the passage of time, but infected ticks were still present in all three villages 8 months after the outbreak, some with high titres of virus.

The proportion of seropositive pigs in the three villages approached 100% following the outbreak, with many apparently healthy pigs being seropositive. It is suggested that Malawian isolates of ASF virus may be less virulent in African than European breeds of domestic pig.

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Special Article
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Epidemiology & Infection , Volume 102 , Issue 3 , June 1989 , pp. 507 - 522
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989

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