African swine fever: symptoms, diagnosis, methods of struggle

Many countries of the world have faced a global disease, which is still little studied. A disease capable of deliberately folding a part of the economy of even the most developed country. "African swine fever" - the so-called disease, which affects agriculture and the budget of many countries. The fight against African swine fever is everywhere, but so far it has not been effective to win it.

African swine fever, whose symptoms appear shortly before the death of the animal, is a highly contagious viral disease. The virus of the disease is very stable and dangerous for wild and domestic pigs of any age. Animals are infected by airborne droplets from diseased or already diseased individuals. The carriers of the disease are people, transport, insects. Outbreaks of the disease appear at any time of the year.

African swine fever: symptoms of disease

The incubation period of the disease is usually from 3 to 9 days. The disease begins sharply with a rise in temperature in the animal to 42 degrees Celsius. The main symptoms of the onset of the disease are:

• High body temperature of the animal;
• Shortness of breath with a piercing cough;
• Excited behavior;
• Inflammation of the eyelids and eyeballs.

At the last stage of the disease develops arrhythmia, thirst, weakness, hemorrhages in the organs and tissues, paralysis of the limbs. Signs of the African plague in pigs often manifest late, when the animal can no longer be saved. A disease that has survived, but survived, is a virus carrier forever. Immunity from the disease is not produced.

Diagnosis of African swine fever (ASF)

For the diagnosis, the animal is withdrawn for laboratory testing by the veterinary service. It is on the basis of clinical and pathoanatomical data that it is concluded that this is African swine fever. Symptoms of the disease are carefully studied in order to differentiate the diagnosis.

Measures to combat African swine fever

When an animal is identified with suspicion of ASF, quarantine is imposed on the territory of the farm, and the entire pig population is destroyed by a bloodless method. All inventory, manure, feed are burned, and the room is treated three times with a disinfectant solution. Also, processing of the transport in contact with the source of infection is carried out. Imports and exports of animals from the quarantine zone are immediately excluded.

African swine fever: how to warn

Measures to prevent infection of ASF include:

• The exclusion of free maintenance of animals;
• Fencing of the economy from hitting other animals in the territory;
• Daily inspection by an animal veterinarian;
• Disinfection of transport at the entrance to the territory of the economy;
• Heat treatment of animal feed;
• The implementation of sanitary standards in the territory of keeping animals, etc.

What if you suspect that your animals have African swine fever? Symptoms of the disease are similar to other infections, but you should not take risks. It is necessary to immediately call the veterinary service, which will determine the disease and the course of events.