What is a known reservoir for African swine fever?

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What is a known reservoir for African swine fever?

Soft ticks serve as the natural reservoir and biological vectors for African swine fever. In parts of Africa, the virus is maintained in the sylvatic cycle between Ornithodoros soft ticks and wild suids like warthogs; the ticks can harbor the virus for long periods and transmit it to pigs when feeding. This tick-associated persistence explains how the virus can endure in an environment even when pig populations fluctuate. While domestic pigs are highly susceptible and important in spreading outbreaks, they are not the long-term reservoir in nature. Birds and mosquitoes are not known reservoirs or vectors for African swine fever.

Soft ticks serve as the natural reservoir and biological vectors for African swine fever. In parts of Africa, the virus is maintained in the sylvatic cycle between Ornithodoros soft ticks and wild suids like warthogs; the ticks can harbor the virus for long periods and transmit it to pigs when feeding. This tick-associated persistence explains how the virus can endure in an environment even when pig populations fluctuate. While domestic pigs are highly susceptible and important in spreading outbreaks, they are not the long-term reservoir in nature. Birds and mosquitoes are not known reservoirs or vectors for African swine fever.

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