Classical swine fever
Classical swine fever (
CSF) or
hog cholera is a highly contagious disease of pigs and
wild boar. It causes fever, skin lesions, convulsions and usually (particularly in young animals) death within 15 days. The symptoms are indistinguishable from those of African swine fever. The disease is endemic in much of Asia, Central and South America, and parts of Europe and Africa. It was eradicated in the USA by
1978, according to the
United States Department of Agriculture. It was believed to have been eradicated in the UK by
1966 (according to the
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs), but an outbreak occurred in
East Anglia in
2000. It is caused by a
virus of the genus
Pestivirus in the family
Flaviviridae (or Togaviridae
[1]).
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