Three regions of the classical swine fever virus (CSFV) genome that have been widely
sequenced were compared with respect to their ability to discriminate between isolates and …

Classical swine fever (CSF) is of increasing concern in Europe where wild boar appear to
play an important epidemiological role. In most parts of the continent, demographic trends …

In Germany, 424 outbreaks of CSF in domestic pigs and a great number of cases in wild
boar were recorded between 1990 and 1998. Most of the federal states ('Bundesländer') …

The objective of this paper is to describe the severe epidemic of classical swine fever (CSF)
in The Netherlands in 1997–1998 under a policy of non-vaccination, intensive surveillance …

An N-terminal fragment of the E2 gene of classical swine fever (CSF) virus encoding major
immunogenic sites was amplified by RT-PCR directly from 110 clinical specimens …

Molecular epidemiology has proven to be an essential tool in the control of classical swine
fever (CSF) and its use has significantly increased during the past two decades …

In 1997, the pig husbandry in the Netherlands was struck by a severe epidemic of classical
swine fever (CSF). During this epidemic 429 CSF-infected herds were depopulated and≈ …

Two commercial marker vaccines against classical swine fever virus (CSFV) and companion
diagnostic tests were examined in 160 conventional pigs. To test the vaccines in a “worst …

Classical swine fever (CSF) has the ability to spread over large distances when human
intervention such as illegal swill feeding facilitates its movement. This was apparent during …

African swine fever (ASF) and classical swine fever (CSF) are Office International des
Epizooties (OIE)''List A''diseases [1]. This list comprises 15 diseases and represents the most …