More on Pigs and HHV-8, a virus found in CFS and AIDS patients

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"Recently, new porcine lymphotropic gammaherpesviruses (PLHV-1, -2 and -3) have been identified, which are highly prevalent in domestic and feral pigs. The genomes of these viruses are homologous to those of the human gammaherpesviruses Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8), which are frequently associated with important diseases in transplant recipient."

 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0042682206005447

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