Sikesh Manandhar

Understanding the spread of African swine fever in Nepal: spatiotemporal analysis of early-phase outbreaks, March 2022–July 2024

Abstract African swine fever (ASF) is a highly contagious disease of pigs that poses a significant threat to food security, economies, and livelihoods. In Nepal, where pig farming is an important livelihood of many vulnerable ethnic communities, ASF was first reported on 19 March...