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Re:African Swine Fever Is Spreading and Eliminating It Will ... by estro on Wednesday June 05, 2019 @10:32PM (#20111073)
What do you mean by “easily”? Do you mean it’s not airborne?
Re:African Swine Fever Is Spreading and Eliminating It Will ... by ceejayoz on Wednesday June 05, 2019 @10:41PM (#20111132)
It's not airborne. From the article:

> The germ is hardy, capable of remaining active in water for a month, in meat and blood at room temperature for several months and for six years in cold, dark conditions. It’s resistant to temperature extremes, and can survive a day in vinegar-strength acids.

Ebola's only active for several days at room temperature. https://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/transmission/index.html

Re:African Swine Fever Is Spreading and Eliminating It Will ... by Gibbon1 on Thursday June 06, 2019 @02:16AM (#20112041)
That's close to anthrax levels of nasty. Sometimes cattle in California and Nevada come down with anthrax even though the disease hasn't been endemic for 100 years.
Re:African Swine Fever Is Spreading and Eliminating It Will ... by estro on Thursday June 06, 2019 @02:55AM (#20112188)
I didn't say it was, I was asking GP to define what he meant by "easily".
Re:African Swine Fever Is Spreading and Eliminating It Will ... by Alupis on Wednesday June 05, 2019 @11:26PM (#20111304)
And is most commonly transmitted via blood and vomit - two things common with Ebola patients but are more easily controlled for when the illness is known.