A sometimes fatal ASFIVIRUS infection of pigs, characterized by fever, cough, diarrhea, hemorrhagic lymph nodes, and edema of the gallbladder. It is transmitted between domestic swine by direct contact, ingestion of infected meat, or fomites, or mechanically by biting flies or soft ticks (genus Ornithodoros).
Synonyms: Asfivirus Infections, African Swine Fever, Asfivirus Infection, Swine Fever, African, Infections, Asfivirus, Wart Hog Disease, Wart-Hog Diseases, Wart-Hog Disease, African Swine Fever Virus Infection, Infection, Asfivirus
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do not confuse with SWINE FEVER see CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER ,70
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D000357