A new book edited by Dr. María Montoya: Understanding and combatting African Swine Fever. A European perspective

Dr. María Montoya, Viral Immunology: Therapies and Vaccines group PI at CIB Margarita Salas, has co-edited the book Understanding and combatting African Swine Fever. A European perspective, published in 2021 at Wageningen Academic Publishers. Additionally, Dr. Montoya has authored the chapter “Immune responses against African swine fever virus infection”.

The book aims to offer guidelines to approach an integrated, multidisciplinary effort that is needed to tackle the African swine fever (ASF), recently introduced and spread into Europe and Asia. Contents range from surveillance for detection of ASF virus, how to prevent outbreaks in the domestic pig sector through biosecurity and cleaning and disinfection routines, including in backyard holdings, to mechanisms to control and eradicate this disease in wild boar. Information on pathological lesions and diagnostic practices are provided to support practitioners. Virus infection mechanisms and the consequent host immune response are reported together with an overview of the status of vaccine and treatment development. Information on ASF epidemiology and the European wild boar and domestic pig populations is presented to assist breeders, wildlife managers, and policymakers in designing practices aimed at preventing, or controlling and eradicating, this disease.

Moreover, the book highlights knowledge gaps, prompting policymakers and funding bodies to support the scientific community in investigating the gaps.

Reference: Understanding and combatting African Swine Fever. A European perspective (2021) Editors: Laura Lacolina, Mary-Louise Penrith, Silvia Bellini, Erika Chenais, Ferran Jori, Maria Montoya, Karl Ståhl and Dolores Gavier-Widén   Wageningen Academic Publishers. eISBN: 978-90-8686-910-7 | ISBN: 978-90-8686-357-0.

https://www.wageningenacademic.com/doi/abs/10.3920/978-90-8686-910-7