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  • Titel: Efficacy of Liming Forest Soil in the Context of African Swine Fever Virus
  • Beteiligte: Tanneberger, Franziska [Verfasser:in]; Abd El Wahed, Ahmed [Verfasser:in]; Fischer, Melina [Verfasser:in]; Deutschmann, Paul [Verfasser:in]; Roszyk, Hanna [Verfasser:in]; Carrau, Tessa [Verfasser:in]; Blome, Sandra [Verfasser:in]; Truyen, Uwe [Verfasser:in]
  • Erschienen: Basel: MDPI, [2023]
  • Erschienen in: Viruses ; 14, (2022)
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Schlagwörter: African swine fever virus ; soil ; Modified Vaccinia Ankara virus ; lime ; disinfectant
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  • Beschreibung: Since September 2020, Germany has experienced the first ever outbreak of African swinefever (ASF). The first known cases occurred exclusively in wild boar in forest areas in Brandenburgand Saxony; in July 2021, infected domestic pigs were also confirmed for the first time. As wild boarare considered the main reservoir for the virus in the European region, an effective interruption of thisinfection chain is essential. In particular, the removal and safe disposal of infected carcasses and thedirect disinfection of contaminated, unpaved ground are priorities in this regard. For the disinfection,highly potent as well as environmentally compatible disinfectants must be used, which are neitherinfluenced in their effectiveness by the soil condition nor by increased organic contamination. Thus,in this study, slaked lime, milk of lime and quicklime (1% to 10% solutions) were selected for efficacytesting against the test virus recommended by the German Veterinary Society (DVG), ModifiedVaccinia Ankara virus (MVAV), and ASF virus (ASFV) in conjunction with six different forest soilsfrom Saxony in two different soil layers (top soil and mineral soil) each. In summary, 10% of anytested lime type is able to inactivate both MVAV and ASFV under conditions of high organic loadand independent of the water content of the soil. At least a 4 log reduction of the virus titer in alltested forest soil types and layers and by all applied lime types was observed. In conclusion, the highefficacy and suitability of all tested lime products against both viruses and in the presence of highorganic load in forest soil can be confirmed and will help to control ASF spread.
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