Researchers design tools to develop vaccines more efficiently for African swine fever virus
Researchers from the J. Craig Venter Institute, the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) have developed a reverse genetics system for the African swine fever virus. This new system will aid researchers in developing vaccines and in studying the pathogenesis and biology of African swine fever, a highly contagious, deadly viral disease affecting domesticated and wild pigs, especially
Researchers design tools to develop vaccines more efficiently for African swine fever virus
Researchers from the J. Craig Venter Institute, the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) have developed a reverse genetics system for the African swine fever virus.
This new system will aid researchers in developing vaccines and in studying the pathogenesis and biology of African swine fever, a highly contagious, deadly viral disease affecting domesticated and wild pigs, especially prevalent in Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Caribbean.
A recent study estimates that if African swine fever reached the United States of America, it could result in economic losses exceeding 50 billion United States dollars over a ten-year period.
Photo: Local pigs in Tay Nguyen, Vietnam (credit: ILRI/Fred Unger)