swine fever

American  

noun

Veterinary Pathology.

1. hog cholera.

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swine fever British  

noun

1. US term: hog cholera. an infectious viral disease of pigs, characterized by fever, refusal to eat, weight loss, and diarrhoea

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Etymology

Origin of swine fever

First recorded in 1895–1900

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Example Sentences

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swine fever

Taiwan has culled dozens of pigs after detecting its first cases of African swine fever, with the agriculture ministry saying Thursday no other infections have been detected elsewhere on the island.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2025

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

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2024

Prices have begun to recover in the past month but are still half of what they were three to five years ago, when an epidemic of African swine fever killed much of China’s herd.

From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2024

In truth, the researchers don’t want visitors bringing in deadly diseases like African swine fever.

From Science Magazine ● Dec. 7, 2023

It was a squatter who introduced sparrows into Australia, and rabbits, and Scotch thistles, and docks, and the bot fly; also swine fever.

From The Awful Australian by Valerie Desmond

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