A highly contagious viral disease of domestic pigs and wild boar, also known as hog cholera, causing fever, hemorrhages and high mortality in acute infections. Eradicated from North America and much of Western Europe through vaccination and slaughter programs in the twentieth century, it remains endemic in parts of Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe, and outbreaks in previously free countries trigger immediate trade bans.
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Pig, Livestock Classical swine fever (hog cholera) is a highly contagious viral disease of domestic pigs.
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1. Classical Swine Fever (Wikipedia)
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Classical swine fever (CSF) or hog cholera is a highly contagious disease of swine. It has been mentioned as a potential bioweapon.
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A highly contagious viral disease of domestic pigs and wild boar, also known as hog cholera, causing fever, hemorrhages and high mortality in acute infections.
In Group: Pestivirus Diseases, Article text
The infectious agent responsible is a virus CSFV (previously called hog cholera virus) of the genus Orthopestivirus in the family Pestiviridae.
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