African swine fever virus is transmissible through animal consumption of contaminated feed. To determine virus survival during transoceanic shipping, we calculated the half-life of the virus in 9 feed ingredients exposed to 30-day shipment conditions. Half-lives ranged from 9.6 to 14.2 days, indicating that the feed matrix environment promotes virus stability.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6874236 | PMC |
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2512.191002 | DOI Listing |
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