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Researchers at the University of Sheffield are leading an international programme to improve the prediction and prevention of African swine fever (ASF), with a focus on…
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University of Sheffield leads research to tackle global threat of African swine fever
0Researchers at the University of Sheffield are leading an international programme to improve the prediction and prevention of African swine fever (ASF), with a focus on the UK and Asia. The project, ASF Nexus, led by Professor Pete Dodd, Professor of Mathematical Modelling and Epidemiology, School of Medicine and Population Health, brings together experts in bioscience, mathematics, economics and behavioural science. The project aims to investigate how the disease spreads and how future outbreaks can be prevented, in particular inthe UK and Southeast Asia. Research will begin in Sarawak, in Malaysian Borneo, with potential to expand across the region. The…