Currently, the virus can infect human beings and various mammals, including pigs, sheep, dogs, rabbits, rodents, cattle and cats, and among them, pigs are the only natural host of PRV infection.

Pseudorabies is an acute, often fatal, viral disease with a worldwide distribution. Swine are the primary host, but other species are also occasionally infected. Clinical signs include reproductive failure and CNS and respiratory signs in growing pigs.

Among domestic animals, swine are the only natural host of pseudorabies virus (PRV). All age groups not previously exposed or vaccinated are susceptible. The disease was eradicated from the US commercial pig industry in 2004 but remains in some localized feral swine populations.

The pseudorabies virus (PRV) is an alphaherpesvirus and the causative agent of Aujeszky’s disease (AD). PRV infects a wide range of animal species including swine as the natural host as well as ruminants, carnivores, rodents and lagomorphs.

Pseudorabies virus (PRV) has received widespread attention for its potential health effects on humans, wildlife, domestic animals, and livestock. In this review, we focus on PRV dynamics in wildlife, given the importance of wild-origin PRV transmission to domestic and farm animals.

Mar 20, 2024 · Pseudorabies is a contagious, infectious, and communicable viral disease of livestock. The pig is the only natural host. However, pseudorabies virus (PRV) can infect most mammals, to include, cattle, goats, sheep, dogs, cats, and wild animals such as opossums, raccoons, rodents, and skunks, except humans, horses and birds.

Jul 27, 2022 · Currently, the virus can infect human beings and various mammals, including pigs, sheep, dogs, rabbits, rodents, cattle and cats, and among them, pigs are the only natural host of PRV infection.

Oct 21, 2024 · Pseudorabies is a contagious disease that primarily affects swine, but it can also affect cattle, sheep, goats, cats, and dogs. It is particularly devastating to breeding sows and piglets. In adult pigs, the disease causes abortion and stillbirths, respiratory problems, and occasionally death.

Pigs are the only natural host for PRV, although classical strains have been detected in many mammals. Feral swine are a source of PRV in many areas, including those where the virus has been eradicated from domestic swine. Variant PRV has been reported in swine and dogs, as well as foxes fed raw pork liver.

Oct 14, 2022 · Pseudorabies virus (PRV) has received widespread attention for its potential health effects on humans, wildlife, domestic animals, and livestock. In this review, we focus on PRV dynamics in wildlife, given the importance of wild-origin PRV …