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).
Also Known As:
African Swine Fever Virus Infection; Asfivirus Infection; Wart-Hog Disease; Asfivirus Infections; Infection, Asfivirus; Infections, Asfivirus; Wart Hog Disease; Wart-Hog Diseases; Swine Fever, African