The tendons used were from species within the Capra genus (goats and ibex), the Sus genus (wild boar and pigs), and roe deer. The tendons were twisted together to create ropes of sufficient length ...

African swine fever virus is transmitted by ticks of the genus Ornithodoros to common warthogs (Phacochoerus spp.) when they feed on the wild animals’ blood. Domestic pigs (Sus scofra domesticus) can ...