Flies can play a role in transmitting ASF into farms

Pigs can in theory get infected with African Swine Fever virus by eating infected flies. Danish researchers reached that conclusion on the basis of trials with stable flies. The outcome could explain ASF outbreaks in the summer on farms applying high biosecurity in e.g. the Baltic states. Dr Rene Bødker has worked with herds in the Baltic states as well as other countries in Eastern Europe infected with African Swine Fever virus (ASFv). Being associated with the National Veterinary Institute,