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

Example Sentences

"The direct health impact in farms is none, there is no African swine fever in domestic pigs in Spain," he stressed.

From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025

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

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

Or is the field suffering from swine fever, of which they are the outward manifestation?

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, July 21, 1920 by Seaman, Owen, Sir