Two outbreaks of classical swine fever in wild boar in France

In 2002 and 2003, two successive outbreaks of classical swine fever were declared in wild boar in northern France. The first was in Moselle, near the town of Thionville and the border with Luxembourg, and the second was in the northern Vosges area, near the German border. The outbreaks were investig...

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Published in:Veterinary record 2008-06, Vol.162 (25), p.811-816
Main Authors: Pol, F, Rossi, S, Mesplede, A, Kuntz-Simon, G, Le Potier, M.F
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal biology
Animals
Animals, Wild
Antibodies, Viral
Antibodies, Viral - blood
Classical Swine Fever
Classical Swine Fever - epidemiology
Classical Swine Fever - prevention & control
Classical swine fever virus
Classical Swine Fever Virus - immunology
Classical Swine Fever Virus - isolation & purification
Disease Outbreaks
Disease Outbreaks - veterinary
Female
France
France - epidemiology
Germany
Germany - epidemiology
hog cholera
Life Sciences
Male
Sus scrofa
Vaccination
Vaccination - veterinary
Veterinary medicine and animal Health
wild boars
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Summary:In 2002 and 2003, two successive outbreaks of classical swine fever were declared in wild boar in northern France. The first was in Moselle, near the town of Thionville and the border with Luxembourg, and the second was in the northern Vosges area, near the German border. The outbreaks were investigated by serological and virological diagnosis of dead or shot animals. Hunting restrictions were applied to limit the spread of the outbreaks. The virus was detected eight times between April and July 2002 in the Thionville area, an area well delimited by natural or artificial barriers such as rivers or highways. Cooperation between the authorities concerned was good, and hunting restrictions were applied for one year. No virus was detected after July 2002 and the Thionville outbreak was officially considered over in March 2005. In the northern Vosges the situation was different, with no barriers to animal movements, continuous forest, difficulties in establishing hunting restrictions in this huge area, and the circulation of the virus in Germany close to the frontier. Virus of a different strain from that isolated in the Thionville outbreak was still being isolated in the northern Vosges in 2004, and owing to the failure of the hunting restrictions, the French health authorities decided to vaccinate wild boar.
ISSN:0042-4900
2042-7670
DOI:10.1136/vr.162.25.811