African Swine Fever Virus
Synonyms
Virus, Wart-Hog Disease
Wart Hog Disease Virus
Wart-Hog Disease Virus
The lone species of the genus Asfivirus. It infects domestic and wild pigs, warthogs, and bushpigs. Disease is endemic in domestic swine in many African countries and Sardinia. Soft ticks of the genus Ornithodoros are also infected and act as vectors.