Population
22 wild boar piglets (15 inoculated <10 h after birth, 7 put in contact within 48 h of birth)
Design
Preclinical
Authors
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May sustain CSFV in wild boar reservoirs; leaves open implications for endemic control and surveillance.
Early post-natal exposure to moderately virulent CSFV can lead to persistent infection in wild boars, potentially serving as a viral maintenance strategy in endemic regions.
Cabezón et al. (2015) studied this question.
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