reached around 800 numbers in Bokakhat. It is suspected that the infection came into the region from Kamargaon which is located near Bokakhat. Historical theories The appearance of ASF outside Africa at about the same time as the emergence of AIDS led to some interest in whether the two were related, and a report appeared in The Lancet supporting this in 1986. However, the realization that the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) causes AIDS discredited any potential connection with ASF. See also Veterinary virology References External links Canadian Food Inspection Agency African swine fever Biosecurity training video Farm-level biosecurity practices European Commission Current Situation Map of affected regions in the EU World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) Current status of African Swine Fever worldwide at OIE. WAHID Interface—OIE World Animal Health Information Database Technical disease cards U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Species Profile - African Swine Fever, National Invasive Species Information Center, United States National Agricultural Library. Swine diseases Asfarviridae Animal viral diseases Biological anti-agriculture weapons