The outbreak of African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV) that has devastated the Chinese pork industry and resulted in over 300,000 pigs being culled is continuing to spread across Asia with new reports in South Korea, Philippines, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.
There are also further outbreaks of ASFV in Europe with Slovakia becoming the 10th country in Europe to have a confirmed case of ASFV.
It's been estimated that this disease will wipe out 20% of world meat protein by year's end.
African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV) is a highly contagious DNA virus that causes high mortality and is transmitted through direct contact with an infected pig, contaminated feed or through the bite of an infected tick.
ASFV isolates can vary in virulence from highly pathogenic strains that cause acute disease and high mortality (90-100%) to low–virulence isolates that present similar but less intense symptoms making the disease chronic and difficult to diagnose.
There is no vaccine or treatment.
The genome of ASFV is very large and complex, consisting of over 150 genes with 22 different genotypes.
Several immunogenic viral antigens have been identified, including p30 which is one of the most antigenic structural proteins involved in ASFV entry and is expressed very early on in infection (2-4 hours post-infection) (Zhang et.
al., 2017).
Research has shown that with low-virulence strains, virus shedding and antibodies to the virus can persist for months after infection.
Applications:Suitable for use in Lateral Flow and ELISA.
Other applications not tested.
Recommended Dilution:Optimal dilutions to be determined by the researcher.
Storage and Stability:May be stored at 4℃ for short-term only.
Aliquot to avoid repeated freezing and thawing.
Store at -20℃.
Aliquots are stable for 12 months after receipt.
For maximum recovery of product, centrifuge the original vial after thawing and prior to removing the cap.
仕様
Size:1mg
抗体種類:Mab
宿主:mouse
Grade:Highly Purified
Purity:Purified by ion exchange chromotography. ≥90% by SDS-PAGE
Form:Supplied as a liquid in PBS, pH 7.2, 0.05% sodium azide.
Specificity:Recognizes the p30 protein of African Swine Fever Virus.