swine fever
Origin of swine fever
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How to use swine fever in a sentence
In 1882 Pasteur's attention was called to a new disease, swine fever (rouget), which was ravaging the herds of swine in France.
Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 of 8 | VariousWe are having a grand lambing season, but there's a nasty spread of swine-fever, and the whole country's papered with handbills.
My Friend Prospero | Henry HarlandOr is the field suffering from swine fever, of which they are the outward manifestation?
It'll be a sad day for you, Mrs. Bateson, when swine fever comes into the district.
The Farringdons | Ellen Thorneycroft FowlerHe indicated that the outlook was brightening; but swine fever was far more serious.
The Annual Register 1914 | Anonymous
British Dictionary definitions for swine fever
an infectious viral disease of pigs, characterized by fever, refusal to eat, weight loss, and diarrhoea: US term: hog cholera
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