TY - JOUR AU - Atuhaire, David Kalenzi AU - Afayoa, Mathias AU - Ochwo, Sylvester AU - Mwesigwa, Savannah AU - Mwiine, Frank Norbert AU - Okuni, Julius Boniface AU - Olaho-Mukani, William AU - Ojok, Lonzy PY - 2013 DA - 2013/12/26 TI - Prevalence of African swine fever virus in apparently healthy domestic pigs in Uganda JO - BMC Veterinary Research SP - 263 VL - 9 IS - 1 AB - African swine fever (ASF) is a contagious viral disease which can cause up to 100% mortality among domestic pigs leading to serious socio-economic impact on people’s livelihoods. ASF is endemic in Uganda and there is paucity of information on the epidemiology of the disease. The major aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence and prevalence of African swine fever virus (ASFV) in apparently healthy slaughter pigs at Wambizi slaughterhouse in Kampala city, Uganda. We also estimated the presence of ASFV antibodies and circulating viral antigens in pigs from selected districts of Uganda during targeted surveillance. We analysed 540 and 181 blood samples collected from slaughter pigs and pigs from targeted surveillance districts respectively. SN - 1746-6148 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1746-6148-9-263 DO - 10.1186/1746-6148-9-263 ID - Atuhaire2013 ER -