African swine fever

noun

1. vet science a highly contagious fatal disease of pigs caused by a myxovirus. The disease is characterized by fever, blotches on the skin, depression, and lack of coordination

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“African swine fever is spreading all over Europe,” said Michal Haring, a biologist from Slovakia, “and the wolf is a very good ‘doctor’ for this, suppressing the disease.

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A government spokesperson said that there had never been an outbreak of African Swine Fever in the UK, and it was determined to ensure that remained the case.

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Mr Bradshaw said African swine fever "could spread very rapidly through our pig herd and have huge, huge implications".

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African swine fever leads to very high death rates among infected pigs and currently has no effective treatment or vaccine.

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"If African swine fever comes into the country, that would be as catastrophic as foot-and-mouth," he said.

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