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KMID : 0893420210220030035
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Journal of Veterinary Science
2021 Volume.22 No. 3 p.35 ~ p.35
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Risk factors of African swine fever virus in suspected infected pigs in smallholder farming systems in South-Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo
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Bisimwa Patrick N.
Dione Michel
Basengere Bisimwa
Mushagalusa Ciza Arsene
Steinaa Lucilla
Ongus Juliette
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Abstract
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Background: African swine fever (ASF) is an infectious viral disease of domestic pigs that presents as a hemorrhagic fever, and for which no effective vaccine is available. The disease has a serious negative social and economic impact on pig keepers. There is limited information on the potential risk factors responsible for the spread of ASF in South Kivu.
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the potential risk factors associated with ASF infection in suspected ASF virus (ASFV)-infected pigs.
Methods: We sampled whole blood from 391 pigs. Additionally, 300 pig farmers were interviewed using a structured questionnaire. Viral DNA was detected by using the real-time polymerase chain reaction technique.
Results: The majority of pigs sampled, 78% (95% confidence interval [CI], 74.4?82.6), were of local breeds. Over half, 60.4% (95% CI, 55.5?65.2), were female, and most of them, 90.5% (95% CI, 87.6?93.4), were adult pigs (> 1 year old). Viral DNA was detected in 72 of the 391 sampled pigs, indicating an overall infection rate of 18.4% (95% CI, 14.5?22.4). Multivariable logistic regression analysis revealed several risk factors positively associated with ASFV infection: feeding with swill in pen (odds ratio [OR], 3.8; 95% CI, 2.12?6.77); mixed ages of pigs in the same pen (OR, 3.3; 95% CI, 1.99?5.57); introduction of new animals to the farm (OR, 5.4; 95% CI, 1.91?15.28). The risk factors that were negatively (protective) correlated with ASFV positivity were the presence of male animals and the use of an in-pen breeding system.
Conclusion: Local pig farmers should be encouraged to adopt proper husbandry and feeding practices in order to increase the number of ASF-free farms.
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KEYWORD
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African swine fever, diagnosis, domestic pigs, epidemiology, transmission
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