Classical Swine Fever (affects only swine)
Classical Swine Fever (affects only swine)
Classical Swine Fever (CSF or Hog Cholera) is a highly contagious disease of wild and domestic pigs. CSF is a serious disease of pigs, but does not pose a risk to public health or food safety. Humans cannot contract Classical Swine Fever.
The disease severity depends on the strain of the virus. Infection causes fever, inappetence, and hemorrhage (bleeding) of the internal organs. Acute infections cause variable rates of morbidity (illness) and mortality (death). Chronic infections may only affect a few animals in a herd, and those animals may not even show symptoms of the disease.
