This study in Ghana is under the capable leadership of Dr. Bonto Faburay (USDA) and Dr. Theophilus Odoom (Director, Accra Veterinary Laboratory).
The experiment has been carefully devised to determine the earliest possible moment when the oral fluids from a pen of pigs will test positive for African swine fever.
If successful, the results will make it much easier to do surveillance for the disease in Ghana and the USA. This would help to alert authorities about the presence of disease, and could make control and eradication more feasible.
