Population
24 slaughter pigs housed in an isolation unit containing four pens (six pigs per pen)
Comparison
Intramuscular and intranasal inoculation with… vs Indirect contact via contaminated clothing and…
Design
Preclinical
Follow-up
62 days
Authors
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Highlights need for strict early biosecurity in swine pens; leaves open validation in field herds or other pathogens.
Classical swine fever virus is highly contagious through direct contact, with indirect spread via fomites and airborne transmission occurring after the establishment of viraemia in the primary group.
Laevens et al. (1999) studied this question.
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