Hog Cholera/Classical Swine Fever

Description

Hog cholera or Classical Swine Fever (CSF) is a highly contagious viral disease of swine that occurs in an acute, a subacute, a chronic, or a persistent form. In the acute form, the disease is characterized by high fever, severe depression, multiple superficial and internal hemorrhages, and high morbidity and mortality. In the chronic form, the signs of depression, anorexia, and fever are less severe than in the acute form, and recovery is occasionally seen in mature animals. Transplacental infection with viral strains of low virulence often results in persistently infected piglets, which constitute a major cause of virus dissemination to noninfected farms

Species List

  • Swine

Resource List

Resource TypeLanguageDownload File
PowerpointEnglish Classical Swine Fever.ppt
Powerpoint (pdf format)EnglishClassical Swine Fever.pdf
Technical CardEnglish

Clinical Signs

Lesions