Population
45 weaner pigs housed in an isolation unit with three adjacent pens (15 pigs per pen)
Comparison
Experimental inoculation of one weaner pig in… vs Pen 1 compared to Pen 3
Design
Preclinical
Authors
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Airborne transmission suffices in this classical swine fever pig model; leaves open whether clothing decontamination reduces risk in other settings or species.
In an experimental model of classical swine fever, airborne transmission was sufficient for viral spread, and contaminated clothing did not significantly increase transmission risk.
Leavens et al. (1998) studied this question.
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