Reemergence of Classical Swine Fever, Japan, 2018

In September 2018, classical swine fever reemerged in Japan after 26 years, affecting domestic pigs and wild boars. The causative virus belongs to the 2.1 subgenotype, which caused repeated outbreaks in eastern and Southeast Asia. Intensive surveillance of swine and vaccination of wild boars will he...

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Main Authors: Alexander Postel, Tatsuya Nishi, Ken-ichiro Kameyama, Denise Meyer, Oliver Suckstorff, Paul Becher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
pig
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/6/18-1578_article