Association of the Host Immune Response with Protection Using a Live Attenuated African Swine Fever Virus Model

African swine fever (ASF) is a lethal hemorrhagic disease of swine caused by a double-stranded DNA virus, ASF virus (ASFV). There is no vaccine to prevent the disease and current control measures are limited to culling and restricting animal movement. Swine infected with attenuated strains are prote...

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Main Authors: Jolene Carlson, Vivian O’Donnell, Marialexia Alfano, Lauro Velazquez Salinas, Lauren G. Holinka, Peter W. Krug, Douglas P. Gladue, Stephen Higgs, Manuel V. Borca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-10-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
ASF
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/8/10/291