Open AccessArthropods as potential vectors of African swine fever virus outbreaks in pig farms in the Republic of Korea
Author(s) -
Yoon Hachung,
Hong SeongKeun,
Lee Ilseob,
Choi DeukSoo,
Lee JongHo,
Lee Eunesub,
Wee SungHwan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
veterinary medicine and science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 11
ISSN - 2053-1095
DOI - 10.1002/vms3.545
Subject(s) - outbreak , african swine fever virus , biosecurity , biology , virology , virus , arthropod , african swine fever , veterinary medicine , polymerase chain reaction , vector (molecular biology) , ecology , gene , medicine , genetics , recombinant dna
The seasonality of African swine fever (ASF) in the summers and outbreaks in farms with high biosecurity levels suggest that the ASF virus (ASFV) may be transmitted by arthropod vectors. Arthropods were collected in this study from 14 pig farms with ASF outbreaks in Korea in 2019 to explore the role of arthropods as potential ASFV vectors. A total of 28,729 arthropods, including 28,508 (99.2%) Diptera, were collected using blacklight traps, insect nets and yellow sticky strips. All arthropod samples were negative for ASFV genomic DNA according to laboratory tests using real‐time polymerase chain reaction. This result may reflect the effects of immediate control measures following the detection of farms with ASF outbreaks in the early phase of infection in Korea.