What is African swine fever and how does it spread? What is African swine fever? African swine fever virus is endemic to sub-Saharan Africa and was first described by western scientists in the early 1900s when European colonisers brought pigs into areas where the virus was present. African swine fever is a hemorrhagic fever. Facebook Twitter Pinterest A blood sample to test for African swine fever is taken in a backyard piggery in Quezon city, east of Manila, in the Philippines.

Source: The North Africa Journal October 12, 2019 18:56 UTC