ASF - How to prevent ASF from entering a country?
How can you avoid African Swine Fever (#ASF) from entering a country?
Well, the bad news is that, at the moment, there is no single solution to control ASF. However, there are four key factors important to understand when it comes to the spread of the disease:
1. ASF is a highly resistant virus that can remain active in carcasses and food for months.
2. ASF is highly active in blood. One single drop of blood contains more than 3000 copies of the virus
3. The disease is currently evolving in wild boars.
4. Contaminated food - foreign visitors could accidentally be introducing contaminated food
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