Pigs in the Wild
The wild pigs; warthogs and bushpigs are reservoirs of ASFV hence probably playing a role in the spread and maintenance the disease especially at the wildlife-livestock interface in Uganda. Both warthogs and bushpigs are infected by the ASFV but they remain asymptomatic. Young warthogs are infected by the soft ticks (Ornithodorus moubata) during the nights while in burrows.
Partners / Collaborations
MRC-University of Glasgow, Centre for Virus Research
Global African Swine Fever Research Alliance
US National Wildlife Research Center
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
The National Veterinary Institute Sweden
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF)
Contact us
Charles Masembe (BVM, MSc., PhD),
Associate Professor (Molecular Genetics & Evolution),
Wellcome Trust Fellow,
Makerere University,
College of Natural Sciences
School of BioSciences
Department of Zoology, Entomology and Fisheries Sciences
Box 7062, KAMPALA, Uganda
College of Natural Sciences
School of BioSciences
Department of Zoology, Entomology and Fisheries Sciences
Box 7062, KAMPALA, Uganda
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