Publications by authors named "Carolina Munoz-Perez"
African swine fever (ASF) is currently threatening the global swine industry. Its unstoppable global spread poses a serious risk to Spain, one of the world's leading producers. Over the past years, there has been an increased global burden of ASF not only in swine but also swine products.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAfrican swine fever (ASF) is a devastating infectious disease of pigs that is threatening the global swine industry at present. The current spread of ASF in Europe and its recent incursion into Germany pose a serious risk to Spain, one of the world's leading pig producers. A quantitative stochastic risk assessment model was developed to estimate the probability of ASF introduction into Spain via the legal import of live pigs.
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- - African swine fever (ASF) has become a global threat to the swine industry since its emergence in Africa and subsequent spread to Europe, Asia, and Oceania since 2007, necessitating the urgent development of a safe and effective vaccine.
- - The paper reviews various vaccine candidates tested over the last century, identifying that live attenuated vaccines show the most promise for providing protection against ASF, despite challenges in ensuring safety and cross-protection.
- - Advances in molecular biology have improved the development of live attenuated vaccine candidates by allowing the deletion of specific genes, but more research is needed to better understand immune response to create a commercial vaccine.