Detection of African swine fever virus in archived Formalin fixed Paraffin embedded swine tissue sections in Uganda using Immunohistochemistry (IHC) and Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
ASF is still wide spread in Uganda and is one of the major threats to pig production in the country. PCR remain the most effective and reliable technique for diagnosing ASF in tissues even after a long period of archiving.
Authors
- Mathias Afayoa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7934-8031)
- Lonzy Ojok
- Julius Boniface Okuni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6361-7356)
Institutions
- Gulu University (UG)
- Makerere University (UG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Veterinary Research
- Published
- 2025-04-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-025-04725-9
- Primary Topic
- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00