No hasty solutions for African swine fever

African swine fever vaccines could pose risk of causing disease and spreading the virus further.

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Publication

Contributors

Gavier-Widén D, Ståhl K, Dixon L

Year

2020

Journal

Science

Volume

367

Issue

6478

Pages

622-624

Associated viruses

African swine fever virus

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