Asf

ASF is an acronym that may refer to several distinct topics. Two well-known uses are African swine fever, a viral disease affecting pigs, and the Apache Software Foundation, a nonprofit organization that supports open-source software projects.

African swine fever (ASF) is a highly contagious viral disease caused by the African swine fever virus (ASFV). It affects domestic pigs and wild boar, causing fever, internal bleeding, and high mortality. It does not infect humans. Transmission occurs through direct contact with infected animals, contaminated materials, pork products, and certain soft ticks of the Ornithodoros genus. There is no approved vaccine or treatment; control relies on strict biosecurity, culling of infected herds, movement controls, and surveillance. Outbreaks can cause severe economic losses in pork industries and have major trade implications. Geographic spread has included parts of Sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Europe, Russia, and Asia in recent decades.

The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) is an American nonprofit organization founded in 1999 as the successor to the Apache Group. It provides organizational and legal support for a broad range of open-source software projects and communities. The ASF sponsors a governance model based on merit and community collaboration, and most projects are distributed under the Apache License, which allows modification and redistribution. Notable ASF projects include the Apache HTTP Server, Hadoop, Spark, Tomcat, Lucene, and Cassandra, among others. The foundation emphasizes open development, community governance, and compatibility with open-source licenses across its ecosystem.