Zoonotic
diseases of pigs
All visitors
(especially from abroad) to pig farms with a fever, headaches, cold or other
signs of flu
should be politely
asked not to visit the farm or pigs.
A zoonotic
pathogens can be transmitted to people to pigs and pigs to people.
If any manager or owner of a pig farm
suspects any notifiable
disease the vet should be informed immediately
Outline of some zoonotic problems on pig
farms
Reduction
of Salmonella on pig farms
Camplyobacter jejuni
Chagas’ Disease – Trypanosoma cruzi
Chlamydia
Clostridium
perfringens type A
Ebola (Reston)
Hepatitis E virus
Louping ill
Meliosis – Burkholderia pseudomallei
Streptococcus suis (type II mainly)
Spirometra erinacei
Yersina enterocolitica