The Epidemiology, Control, and Global Impact of African Swine Fever and Other Transboundary Swine Diseases
A special issue of Pathogens (ISSN 2076-0817). This special issue belongs to the section "Viral Pathogens".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 63
Special Issue Editors
Interests: African swine fever; epidemiology; management; resource-constrained pig farming
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2. Department of Production Animal Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
Interests: African swine fever; epidemiology; DNA; sequencing
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Dear Colleagues,
African swine fever (ASF), the most concerning transboundary swine disease, has had widespread prevalence from the Caribbean to the Asia–Pacific region since its initial introduction in Europe in 2007 and China in 2018. Posing a serious threat to pig production at all levels worldwide, justifiably, it is the swine disease that receives the most attention from researchers. Understanding its epidemiology in different contexts and designing control measures that can feasibly be applied at a small, resource-limited scale, traditional and subsistence pig-keeping remain challenging; it is also necessary to assess its impact on trade, livelihoods and food security. Relevant vaccines are gradually becoming available, but strategies for optimizing their use, even among traditional free-roaming pigs and susceptible wild pigs, are sorely needed.
ASF is the main focus of this Special Issue; however, contributions related to classical swine fever, porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome and coronaviral diseases of swine such as porcine epidemic diarrhea and transmissible gastroenteritis, as well as other emerging diseases, will also be considered.
Prof. Dr. Mary-Louise Penrith
Dr. Juanita Van Emmenes
Dr. Pam Dachung Luka
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- African swine fever
- classical swine fever
- PRRS
- porcine coronaviruses
- management
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