Evidence of coinfection of African swine fever virus genotype X and Porcine parvovirus type 3 at pig farms in the North Kivu province, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Patrick Bisimwa Ntagereka,
Edson Kinimi,
Dieudonné Wasso Shukuru
et al.
Abstract:Background
African swine fever virus (ASFV) and Porcine parvovirus (PPV) are highly contagious viral pathogens that can cause devastating diseases in the pig industry. The absence of studies on the coinfection of ASFV and PPV in North Kivu raises concerns, especially given the uncontrolled movement of pigs and pig products between North and South Kivu in neighbouring countries where both diseases have been reported in domestic and wild pigs. A multifaceted approach was carried out to identify putative pathoge… Show more
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