African Swine Fever Outbreak at a Farm in Central Namibia.


Journal

Case reports in veterinary medicine
ISSN: 2090-701X
Titre abrégé: Case Rep Vet Med
Pays: United Kingdom
ID NLM: 101586276

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2019
Historique:
received: 01 06 2019
revised: 03 08 2019
accepted: 20 08 2019
entrez: 28 11 2019
pubmed: 28 11 2019
medline: 28 11 2019
Statut: epublish

Résumé

An outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) occurred at a farm in central Namibia in March 2018. Fourteen pigs died out of a herd of 59 animals over a period of 16 days between the first and sixteenth of March 2018. The clinical signs observed included sternal recumbency, fever, weakness, pain and reluctance to move, hyperemia of the skin and anorexia, followed by death. Necropsy findings included large amounts of unclotted blood in the pleural and peritoneal cavities, diffuse carcass congestion, splenomegaly, consolidation of both lungs, hemorrhagic and frothy airways and trachea, hepatomegaly and congestion, congestion of the gastric mucosa, enlarged and congested kidneys, ecchymotic epicardial, and endocardial hemorrhages, and very enlarged and congested urinary bladder. All the remaining pigs were euthanized, burned, and buried under state veterinary supervision. The authors concluded that the outbreak resulted from indirect transmission of the ASF virus due to lapses in biosecurity measures.

Identifiants

pubmed: 31772813
doi: 10.1155/2019/3619593
pmc: PMC6854922
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

3619593

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2019 Alaster Samkange et al.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

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Auteurs

Alaster Samkange (A)

School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Namibia, P. Bag 13301, Pionierspark, Windhoek, Namibia.

Borden Mushonga (B)

School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Namibia, P. Bag 13301, Pionierspark, Windhoek, Namibia.

Douglas Mudimba (D)

School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Namibia, P. Bag 13301, Pionierspark, Windhoek, Namibia.

Bernard A Chiwome (BA)

School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Namibia, P. Bag 13301, Pionierspark, Windhoek, Namibia.

Mark Jago (M)

School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Namibia, P. Bag 13301, Pionierspark, Windhoek, Namibia.

Erick Kandiwa (E)

School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Namibia, P. Bag 13301, Pionierspark, Windhoek, Namibia.

Alec S Bishi (AS)

School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Namibia, P. Bag 13301, Pionierspark, Windhoek, Namibia.

Umberto Molini (U)

School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Namibia, P. Bag 13301, Pionierspark, Windhoek, Namibia.

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