Outbreaks of African swine fever in domestic pigs in Gulu district, Uganda

摘要: The demand for animal products has increased in the last decades, especially poultry and pork. Pork production drastically globally, also Uganda. Thirty-one percent of Uganda´s population lives poverty. Pig is believed to play a crucial role poverty alleviation, because ability convert low quality feed into high protein together with reproductive potential. African swine fever (ASF) lethal disease domestic pigs often characterized by haemorrhagic mortality rates up 100%. endemic most sub-Saharan countries since 2007 Russian Federation Caucasus area. ASF associated severe sanitary socio-economic consequences, where it as well areas recently been introduced. epidemiology, involving sylvatic cycle, complex. This, absence vaccine marked virus resistance contaminated products, make one feared therefore important diseases swine. poses serious constraint on pig Africa, control made difficult several factors, including lack basic biosecurity measures, traditional free-ranging husbandry system movements pigs. The aim this study was collect information from past year´s outbreaks Gulu district better understand spatial temporal dynamics clarify modes transmission. Sixteen villages history confirmed were visited 135 interviews performed. average during these estimated at 84.5%. Thirteen blood samples collected clinically affected pigs. Out these, five PCR-positive. six that survived outbreaks, three ELISA-positive. The main transmission routes trade live onset an outbreak (introduction village). When had introduced village, probably spread through swill/waste direct contact between pigs, both which are facilitated free range biosecurity. involvement wild reservoirs subclinical carriers not investigated but assumed be less important.