Hakizimana, Jean N.
Ntirandekura, Jean B.
Yona, Clara
Nyabongo, Lionel
Kamwendo, Gladson
Chulu, Julius L. C.
Ntakirutimana, Désiré
Kamana, Olivier
Nauwynck, Hans
Misinzo, Gerald http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1827-6403
Funding for this research was provided by:
Partnership for Skills in Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology
International Foundation for Science (B_6269-1)
Article History
Received: 24 April 2021
Accepted: 30 July 2021
First Online: 17 August 2021
Declarations
: The samples used in this study were collected from naturally dead domestic pigs according to common veterinary practice as part of routine veterinary investigation in Burundi and Malawi. In Burundi, sample collection was done according to the Burundian Animal Health Law (Law No. 1/28 of 24th December 2009) and the Law No. 1/06 of 21st March 2011 related to the practice of veterinary medicine in Burundi while in Malawi, the Control and Diseases of Animals Act (CAP 66:02 of 1967) and the rule 6 of the Swine Fever Rules G.N. 209/1968 were followed. Oral consent was obtained from the domestic pig owners before sampling of their dead domestic pigs and documented in the Veterinary Officer registry.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The funder had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish and in the preparation of this manuscript.