The lone species of the genus Asfivirus. It infects domestic and wild pigs, warthogs, and bushpigs. Disease is endemic in domestic swine in many African countries and Sardinia. Soft ticks of the genus Ornithodoros are also infected and act as vectors.

Annotation

infection = AFRICAN SWINE FEVER: see note there

DUI

D000358 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0000546

Previous indexing

DNA Viruses (1966-1974)

History note

91(75); was see under IRIDOVIRIDAE 1981-90; was see under IRIDOVIRUSES 1978-80; was see under DNA VIRUSES 1975-77

Public note

91; was see under IRIDOVIRIDAE 1981-90; was see under IRIDOVIRUSES 1978-80; was see under DNA VIRUSES 1975-77