Are Pigs Spreading the Zika Virus?

 Zika virus: Outbreak 'likely to spread across Americas' says WHO - BBC News
http://news.yahoo.com/zika-virus-expected-spread-throughout-americas-115045026.html


 Zika virus (ZIKV) is a member of the Flaviviridae virus family and the Flavivirus genus.
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zika_virus


Flaviviridae is a family of viruses. Humans and other mammals serve as natural hosts
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flaviviridae

Antibodies to West Nile virus and related flaviviruses in wild boar, red foxes and other mesomammals from Spain.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22595138 


Nonsuppurative encephalitis in piglets after experimental inoculation of Japanese encephalitis flavivirus isolated from pigs

 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14715969

 

 Brazil: world’s fourth biggest producer of pig meat

Brazil is the world’s fourth biggest producer of pig meat, producing 3,054,000 tonnes in 2008. This represents 2.9% of the total world

https://www.pig333.com/what_the_experts_say/pig-production-in-brazil-production-and-consumption-1-2_1359/

 

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