African swine fever - the virus prohibiting progress in West Africa's pig industry
Can African swine fever in West Africa be vaccinated against or cured? Currently, the answer is no, but current research holds great hope for future treatments.
In 2004, the ILRI and the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science (CAAS) jointly established a laboratory in Beijing. Here, they have been examining the genetic basis of resistance or tolerance to the ASF virus in both wild and locally adapted swine.
11 May 2020
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