Peste suína africana na região da fronteira oeste-gaúcha: um estudo bibliográfico

Abstract

African Swine Fever is a fast-spreading disease that generates great losses, since there is no effective vaccine or treatment to combat the disease. Brazil has a vast territory with different climates, which makes the swine chain with production particularities and with differences in forms and monitoring and surveillance. Considering the country's position in relation to the production and export demands of swine products and production, there is a need for a scientific approach with regard to the characteristics of the West region of the Rio Grande do Sul state and potential impacts of African Swine Fever, in order to provide tools that can assist in the diagnosis of the pathogenesis, as well as encourage investment in etiological, molecular and epidemiological research, with the objective of minimizing production losses and setbacks. The present work aims to evaluate the interference of African swine fever in swine production. To this end, it analyzes parameters for the spread of African swine fever, explores the potential of swine farming and production in the West border region and, finally, verifies potential treatments for the mitigation and elimination of African swine fever in swine productions. The present work was developed with the Federal University of Pampa - Campus Itaqui (UNIPAMPA) from November 2021 to February 2022, and the research was carried out in databases such as Google Scholar, Scielo, and CAPES, national and international scientific journals. We can conclude that ASF is a disease that, when expanding, can cause great economic losses. Control and prophylaxis within the production units becomes extremely important. And other parameters such as the acquisition and introduction of new animals, entry of vehicles and people on the premises using biosecurity techniques, so that may prevent the plague.