Toward better control of classical swine fever in wild boars: susceptibility of boar-pig hybrids to a recent Japanese isolate and effectiveness of a bait vaccine

Abstract We analyzed the pathogenicity of a recent Japanese classical swine fever virus (CSFV) to wild boars via an experimental infection using boar-pig hybrids as an alternative to wild boars. We also investigated the effectiveness of a bait vaccine against the CSFV. Naïve boar-pig hybrids and pig...

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Main Authors: Katsuhiko Fukai, Tatsuya Nishi, Manabu Yamada, Mitsutaka Ikezawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:Veterinary Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13567-020-00821-w