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The virus replicating in the monocytes of the hosts is

  1. Porcine Circoviruses

  2. Herpesviruses

  3. African swine fever virus (ASFV)

  4. Lentiviruses
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Explanation

African swine fever virus (ASFV) is a large double-stranded DNA virus which replicates in the cytoplasm of infected cells and is the only member of the Asfarviridae family. In common with other viral haemorrhagic fevers, the main target cells for replication are those of monocyte, macrophage lineage.

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