Wild and domestic pig interactions at the wildlife-livestock interface of Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda, and the potential association with African Swine Fever outbreaks

Wild and domestic pig interactions at the wildlife-livestock interface of Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda, and the potential association with African Swine Fever outbreaks

Bushpigs (Potamochoerus larvatus) and warthogs (Phacochoerus africanus), which are widely distributed in Eastern Africa, are likely to cohabitate in the same environment with domestic pigs, facilitating the transmission of shared pathogens. However, potential interactions between bushpig, warthog an...

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Main Authors: Esther eKukielka, Ferran eJori, Beatriz eMartínez-López, Erika eChenais, Charles eMasembe, David eChavernac, Karl eStåhl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Subjects:
African Swine Fever
Uganda
interface
interactions
Warthog
bushpig
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fvets.2016.00031/full

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