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Background Aujeszky's Antibodies Attenuated Defective

Defective Replication

As a modification of the approach of the attenuated virus, with this strategiy, a defective ASF virus which undergoes a single cycle of replication and thus does not have the potential to persist in pigs will be constructed.

The african Swine Fever virus

News

July 2007

Introduction to Participatory Epidemiology

This pre-meeting course is open to all Wellcome Trust ASF project partners and will run from the 22nd to the 24th of October in Madrid. Check out the programme here. Contact Solenne Costard for further information and to apply for the course.

June 2007

This years annual Wellcome Trust ASF Meeting is taking place in Madrid on the 25th and 26th of October 2007. Please note that everybody attending the meeting has to book accomodation in the Hotel Zurbano before the 27th of August, click here to access thenbooking form. Contact Marisa Salas or Angeles M.Villarraso for further information.

December 2006

The ASF Discussion Forum is now open to the public! If you are interested to join the forum to discuss various topics on African Swine Fever, please contact Barbara Wieland and you will be provided with your personal acces code.

August 2006

Introduction to risk analysis: short course for Wellcome Trust ASF project members, Montpellier 8.-10. November 2006. For futher information see the members` forum or contact Solenne Costard

July 2006

The dates for the annual Wellcome Trust ASF meeting are confirmed: Montpellier 13./14. November 2006. For further information contact Emmanuel Albina

June 2006

The ASF network members` forum has been launched! Log-in and update the other project partners on your current findings, share experiences, and discuss issues related to the Wellcome Trust ASF project.

May 2006

ASF network goes online
Now started: sample collection in Madagascar and Senegal