African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV)
A topical collection in Viruses (ISSN 1999-4915). This collection belongs to the section "Animal Viruses".
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Topical Collection Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, African swine fever (ASF) has become one of the most feared infectious diseases affecting swine production and the commercialization of swine-derived products across many geographical regions of the world. The etiological agent, the ASF virus (ASFV), is a large, structurally complex virus with a double-stranded DNA genome encoding over 150 proteins. Although this disease was originally identified in the 1920s, research on ASF has dramatically intensified during the last ten years. This Topical Collection of Viruses will cover different aspects of ASFV research, with special emphasis on reports focused on the molecular mechanisms mediating virus virulence, virus pathogenesis in domestic and wild swine, the host immune responses involved in protection against infection, the development of different types of experimental vaccines, the molecular bases of virus replication, viral structure, and novel/improved diagnostic methodologies. Contributions will be accepted in the form of original research reports, reviews covering specific aspects of ASF research, and opinion articles.
This collection of Viruses expects to offer scientists working on ASF a forum to share high-quality research in a variety of thematic areas.
Dr. Manuel Borca
Collection Editor
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Keywords
- ASF
- ASFV
- virus virulence
- pathogenesis in natural hosts
- protective host immune response
- vaccine development
- virus replication
- virus structure/morphogenesis
- ASF diagnostics
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