Viruses (Dec 2023)
2023 International African Swine Fever Workshop: Critical Issues That Need to Be Addressed for ASF Control
- Lihua Wang,
- Llilianne Ganges,
- Linda K. Dixon,
- Zhigao Bu,
- Dongming Zhao,
- Quang Lam Truong,
- Juergen A. Richt,
- Meilin Jin,
- Christopher L. Netherton,
- Charaf Benarafa,
- Artur Summerfield,
- Changjiang Weng,
- Guiqing Peng,
- Ana L. Reis,
- Jun Han,
- Mary-Louise Penrith,
- Yupeng Mo,
- Zhipeng Su,
- Dang Vu Hoang,
- Roman M. Pogranichniy,
- David-Adrian Balaban-Oglan,
- Yuzhen Li,
- Kewen Wang,
- Xuepeng Cai,
- Jishu Shi
Affiliations
- Lihua Wang
- Center on Vaccine Evaluation and Alternatives for Antimicrobials, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA
- Llilianne Ganges
- WOAH Reference Laboratory for Classical Swine Fever, IRTA-CReSA, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
- Linda K. Dixon
- The Pirbright Institute, Ash Road, Pirbright, Woking GU24 0NF, UK
- Zhigao Bu
- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, National African Swine Fever Para-Reference Laboratory, National High Containment Facilities for Animal Diseases Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150069, China
- Dongming Zhao
- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, National African Swine Fever Para-Reference Laboratory, National High Containment Facilities for Animal Diseases Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150069, China
- Quang Lam Truong
- Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Vietnam National University of Agriculture, Hanoi 12406, Vietnam
- Juergen A. Richt
- Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA
- Meilin Jin
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
- Christopher L. Netherton
- The Pirbright Institute, Ash Road, Pirbright, Woking GU24 0NF, UK
- Charaf Benarafa
- Institute of Virology and Immunology IVI, Federal Department of Home Affairs, 3147 Mittelhäusern, Switzerland
- Artur Summerfield
- Institute of Virology and Immunology IVI, Federal Department of Home Affairs, 3147 Mittelhäusern, Switzerland
- Changjiang Weng
- National African Swine Fever Para-Reference Laboratory, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150069, China
- Guiqing Peng
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
- Ana L. Reis
- The Pirbright Institute, Ash Road, Pirbright, Woking GU24 0NF, UK
- Jun Han
- College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100107, China
- Mary-Louise Penrith
- Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, University of Pretoria, Hatfield 0028, South Africa
- Yupeng Mo
- Dekang Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Group, Chengdu 610225, China
- Zhipeng Su
- Liyuan Group, Guilin 541001, China
- Dang Vu Hoang
- National Institute of Veterinary Research, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
- Roman M. Pogranichniy
- Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA
- David-Adrian Balaban-Oglan
- Romanian Association of Swine Veterinarians, 013821 Bucharest, Romania
- Yuzhen Li
- Center on Vaccine Evaluation and Alternatives for Antimicrobials, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA
- Kewen Wang
- Swine Unit, Zoetis China, Beijing 102208, China
- Xuepeng Cai
- Chinese Veterinary Drug Association, Beijing 100081, China
- Jishu Shi
- Center on Vaccine Evaluation and Alternatives for Antimicrobials, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/v16010004
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 16,
no. 1
p. 4
Abstract
The 2023 International African Swine Fever Workshop (IASFW) took place in Beijing, China, on 18–20 September 2023. It was jointly organized by the U.S.-China Center for Animal Health (USCCAH) at Kansas State University (KSU) and the Chinese Veterinary Drug Association (CVDA) and sponsored by the United States Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA-FAS), Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, and Zoetis Inc. The objective of this workshop was to provide a platform for ASF researchers around the world to unite and share their knowledge and expertise on ASF control and prevention. A total of 24 outstanding ASF research scientists and experts from 10 countries attended this meeting. The workshop included presentations on current ASF research, opportunities for scientific collaboration, and discussions of lessons and experiences learned from China/Asia, Africa, and Europe. This article summarizes the meeting highlights and presents some critical issues that need to be addressed for ASF control and prevention in the future.
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