DISINFECTANTS AGAINST AFRICAN SWINE FEVER: AN UPDATED REVIEW
Authors Beato M S, D’Errico F, Iscaro C, Petrini S, Giammarioli M, Feliziani F
Abstract African Swine Fever (ASF), a hemorrhagic disease with a high mortality rate in suids, is transmitted via direct and indirect contact with infectious animals and contaminated fomites, respectively. ASF reached Europe in 2014, affecting 14 of the 27 EU countries including, recently, the Italian peninsula. The fast and unprecedented spread of ASF in the EU has highlighted gaps in knowledge regarding transmission mechanisms. Fomites, such as contaminated clothing and footwear, farming tools, equipment and vehicles have been widely reported in the spread of ASF. The absence of available vaccines renders biosecurity measures, cleaning and disinfection procedures an essential control tool, to a greater degree than the others, for the prevention of primary and secondary introductions of ASF in pig farms. In this review, available data on the virucidal activity of chemical compounds as disinfectants against the ASF virus (ASFV) are summarized together with laboratory methods adopted to assess the virucidal activity.
Publish Date 2022
Volume 14 (7)
ISSN 1999-4915
DOI doi.org/10.3390/v14071384
URL https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/14/7/1384
Journal Viruses
Pages Article no. 1384
PMID 35891365