Rinderpest in Pigs of European Origin

Abstract

Pigs of European origin proved susceptible to both virulent and attenuated strains of rinderpest virus when virus was administered parenterally or by ingestion. Overt signs of rinderpest other than mild transient fever were absent and many infections were clinically unapparent. A significant number of pigs and cattle housed with pigs infected with bovine strains of rinderpest contracted the disease, but contact transmission between healthy pigs and cattle and pigs infected with the laboratory-attenuated strains failed.