First Occurence of African Swine Fever in Serbia

Until July 30th, 2019 when the first case of African swine fever (ASF) was confirmed, Serbia was a country free from ASF. After the owner reported atypical illness and death of a sow, the local veterinarian submitted the organ samples to the National Reference Laboratory for Classical Swine Fever (C...

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Autores principales: Milićević Vesna, Kureljušić Branislav, Maksimović Zorić Jelena, Savić Božidar, Stanojević Slobodan, Milakara Emina
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:115aed3b515e47cfbe59c67cfcd43bc52021-11-17T21:27:53ZFirst Occurence of African Swine Fever in Serbia1820-744810.2478/acve-2019-0038https://doaj.org/article/115aed3b515e47cfbe59c67cfcd43bc52019-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.2478/acve-2019-0038https://doaj.org/toc/1820-7448Until July 30th, 2019 when the first case of African swine fever (ASF) was confirmed, Serbia was a country free from ASF. After the owner reported atypical illness and death of a sow, the local veterinarian submitted the organ samples to the National Reference Laboratory for Classical Swine Fever (CSF) and African Swine Fever within the Institute of Veterinary Medicine of Serbia in Belgrade. Observed gross lesions included splenomegaly, serous edema of the wall of the gallbladder and hemorrhages in the enlarged portal lymph nodes, petechial hemorrhages on the kidney and epicardium, and petechial and echymotic hemorrhages on the mucosa of the urinary bladder. Results of real-time PCR confirmed that the cause of illness and death of the swine was African swine fever virus. The samples were sent for confirmation to the EU Reference Laboratory where it was confirmed that Serbian domestic pig virus isolates based on p72 belong to genotype II. In total, 270 pigs from 18 affected holdings were killed in the infected zones. According to the on-record data, mortality was 6.89%, whereas lethality reached 64.5%. Currently, an extensive surveillance program is being conducted, aiming to force passive surveillance. ASF in wild boar has not been confirmed so far.Milićević VesnaKureljušić BranislavMaksimović Zorić JelenaSavić BožidarStanojević SlobodanMilakara EminaSciendoarticleafrican swine feverbackyarddomestic pigsserbiaVeterinary medicineSF600-1100ENActa Veterinaria, Vol 69, Iss 4, Pp 443-449 (2019)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic african swine fever
backyard
domestic pigs
serbia
Veterinary medicine
SF600-1100
spellingShingle african swine fever
backyard
domestic pigs
serbia
Veterinary medicine
SF600-1100
Milićević Vesna
Kureljušić Branislav
Maksimović Zorić Jelena
Savić Božidar
Stanojević Slobodan
Milakara Emina
First Occurence of African Swine Fever in Serbia
description Until July 30th, 2019 when the first case of African swine fever (ASF) was confirmed, Serbia was a country free from ASF. After the owner reported atypical illness and death of a sow, the local veterinarian submitted the organ samples to the National Reference Laboratory for Classical Swine Fever (CSF) and African Swine Fever within the Institute of Veterinary Medicine of Serbia in Belgrade. Observed gross lesions included splenomegaly, serous edema of the wall of the gallbladder and hemorrhages in the enlarged portal lymph nodes, petechial hemorrhages on the kidney and epicardium, and petechial and echymotic hemorrhages on the mucosa of the urinary bladder. Results of real-time PCR confirmed that the cause of illness and death of the swine was African swine fever virus. The samples were sent for confirmation to the EU Reference Laboratory where it was confirmed that Serbian domestic pig virus isolates based on p72 belong to genotype II. In total, 270 pigs from 18 affected holdings were killed in the infected zones. According to the on-record data, mortality was 6.89%, whereas lethality reached 64.5%. Currently, an extensive surveillance program is being conducted, aiming to force passive surveillance. ASF in wild boar has not been confirmed so far.
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author Milićević Vesna
Kureljušić Branislav
Maksimović Zorić Jelena
Savić Božidar
Stanojević Slobodan
Milakara Emina
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title First Occurence of African Swine Fever in Serbia
title_short First Occurence of African Swine Fever in Serbia
title_full First Occurence of African Swine Fever in Serbia
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