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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swine fever

African swine fever is also present in the Baltic states and eastern Europe, where it arrived from Russia in 2014.

From Barron's ● Dec. 2, 2025

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

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

Chamberland directs the field of practical bacteriology in its applications to hygiene, including the department in which protective serums are developed for the prevention of various diseases of domesticated animals, notably swine fever and anthrax.

From A History of Science, Volume 5(of 5) Aspects Of Recent Science by Henry Smith Williams