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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D000357
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D000357
Preferred Name

African Swine Fever

Definitions
A sometimes fatal ASFIVIRUS infection of pigs, characterized by fever, cough, diarrhea, hemorrhagic lymph nodes, and edema of the gallbladder. It is transmitted between domestic swine by direct contact, ingestion of infected meat, or fomites, or mechanically by biting flies or soft ticks (genus Ornithodoros).
Synonyms
Infection, Asfivirus
Wart-Hog Disease
Wart Hog Disease
Wart-Hog Diseases
Asfivirus Infections
Swine Fever, African
Asfivirus Infection
Infections, Asfivirus
African Swine Fever Virus Infection
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
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