A mobility model for classical swine fever in feral pig populations.

Guidelines on surveillance and control of African swine fever in feral pigs and preventive measures for pig holdings

Proposal Title : Simulating the spatial dynamics of classical swine fever in feral pigs in northern Australia using an interacting automata model

Classical swine fever (CSF) is considered one of the most economically damaging viral diseases of pigs in the world. CSF is currently not present in Australia. However the threat has intensified as authorities fear that CSF is spreading through the South East Asia and Pacific Regions. Perhaps of the greatest concern is a potential outbreak of CSF in Papua New Guinea (PNG), which despite grave s...

Changes in a Feral Pig Population after Poisoning

The changes in a feral pig population associated with 1080 poisoning were examined. There was a 58.1% reduction in population size after poisoning with no age-specific effect. The population size increased over 11.5 months after poisoning at an observed instantaneous rate of increase per year of 0.57. The results are discussed relative to feral pig control. INTRODUCTION Pigs (Sus scrofa) were i...

Feral swine contact with domestic swine: a serologic survey and assessment of potential for disease transmission.

Feral swine (Sus scrofa) are present in 38 of the 50 United States, and their populations continue to expand. Domestic swine are widely regarded as vulnerable to diseases harbored by feral swine. Our objectives were to determine antibody prevalence for selected pathogens in Texas feral swine populations and identify contact events between feral and domestic swine. Overall prevalence of antibodi...

First reports of pseudorabies and winter ticks (Dermacentor albipictus) associated with an emerging feral swine (Sus scrofa) population in New Hampshire.

The expansion of feral swine (Sus scrofa) populations into new geographic regions is of concern not only due to increased range but also because they carry diseases and parasites that pose a threat to humans, livestock, and wildlife into new areas. Recently, emerging feral swine populations have been reported in the northeastern US and due to their adaptive nature will likely continue to spread...