J Vet Sci.  2021 Mar;22(2):e28. 10.4142/jvs.2021.22.e28.

Identification of African swine fever virus genomic DNAs in wild boar habitats within outbreak regions in South Korea

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  • 1National Institute of Environmental Research, Incheon 22689, Korea

Abstract

An African swine fever (ASF) outbreak in wild boars was first reported on October 2, 2019, in South Korea. Since then, additional cases were reported in South Korea's border areas. We here report the identification of ASF virus (ASFV) DNAs from two out of eight environmental abiotic matter samples collected from areas where ASF-positive wild boar carcasses were found. Comparative genomic investigations suggested that the contaminating ASFV DNAs originated from the wild boar whose carcass had been found near the positive sample sites. This is the first report on the identification of ASF viral material in wild boar habitats.

Keyword

African swine fever virus; environmental surveillance; microclimate; South Korea; wild boar
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