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Virus Name:
African swine fever
Abbreviation:
ASFV
Status
Arbovirus
Select Agent
No
SALS Level
SALS Basis
Other Information
USDA Restricted, USDA High Consequence Agent
Antigenic Group
ungrouped
Section X - Histopathology
Character of lesions (specify host)
Pig: Destruction of lymphoreticular elements. Vasculitis and widespread haemorrhages, occassionally thrombosis and infarction.
Inclusion Bodies
Lower Vertabrates
Intranuclear
Organs/Tissues Affected
Brain (LV), spinal cord (LV), lungs (LV), liver (LV), spleen (LV) kidney (LV) blood vessels (LV), and marrow (LV)
Category of tropism
Primarily to RE/macrophage system (pantropic)
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