Suids, both wild and domestic, are the natural hosts of ASFV. European wild boars are susceptible to ASFV infection and present clinical signs and mortality rates similar to those observed in domestic pigs (McVicar et al. 1981; Sánchez Botija 1982). In contrast, ASFV usually produces inapparent infection in the three African wild suid species that serve as reservoirs: warthogs (Phacochoerus aethiopicus), the giant forest hog (Hylochoerus meinertzhageni), and bushpigs (Potamochoerus porcus) (De Tray 1957).