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control of african swine fever virus replication by small interfering rna targeting the a151r and vp72 genes.

african swine fever virus (asfv) is the unique member of the asfarviridae family and asfivirus genus. it is an enveloped double-stranded dna arbovirus that replicates in the cell cytoplasm, similar to poxviruses. there is no vaccine and no treatment available to control this virus.