September 1, 2005

US park's wild hogs test positive for domestic swine disease

According to reports, wild hogs caught in the US Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which was on the border between Tennessee and North Carolina states, have tested positive for pseudorabies.

While pseudorabies was a domestic swine disease that did not threaten humans, it was seriously infectious and could potentially damage the commercial pork industry, a park ranger said.  Cattle, horses, dogs, cats, sheep and goats could also catch the disease.