Is this a clue that Zika problems is caused by Classical Swine Fever Virus in Brazil's pigs?
Zika Virus Linked to Stillbirth
http://news.yahoo.com/zika-virus-linked-stillbirth-163950050.html
Brazil Develops Contingency Plan for Classical Swine Fever
http://www.thepigsite.com/swinenews/37230/brazil-develops-contingency-plan-for-classical-swine-fever/
"The latest cases were reported in Brazil in August 2009, in Amapá, Pará and Rio Grande do Norte."
http://www.thepigsite.com/swinenews/41309/parts-of-brazil-one-step-closer-to-classical-swine-feverfree-status/
Abortion in Pigs
"Many agents that cause reproductive failure in sows produce a broad spectrum of sequelae, including abortions and weak neonates, as well as stillbirth, mummification, embryonic death, and infertility. Mummification is seen more frequently in swine than in many other species because of the large litter size. If only a few fetuses die, abortion rarely occurs; instead, mummies are delivered at term, along with live piglets or stillbirths. . . The major infectious causes of reproductive failure in pigs include porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus, porcine parvovirus, pseudorabies virus, Japanese B encephalitis virus, classical swine fever virus, Leptospira spp, and Brucella suis
http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/reproductive_system/abortion_in_large_animals/abortion_in_pigs.html
Are Zika babies suffering from a congenital infection of a new or old strain of HHV-6.
Are pigs in the Zika areas of Brazil infected with a new or old strain of HHV-6?
Are scientists even aware that HHV-6 may also be a porcine infection?
Is the Guillain-Barre problem also a hint that the underlying problem is HHV-6?
HHV-6 has been isolated from various tissues, cells, and fluid in association with the following conditions:
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Lymphoma
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Lymphadenopathy
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Drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome (DIHS), [10] or drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS)
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Sarcoidosis
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Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)
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Guillain-Barré syndrome
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Multiple sclerosis (MS)
http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/generalized_conditions/classical_swine_fever/overview_of_classical_swine_fever.html
Classical Swine Fever in Brazil: An Update - David Publishing
www.davidpublishing.com/davidpublishing/.../2012091700000690.pdf
by TRP Freitas - Cited by 1 - Related articles
Aug 20, 2012 - Key words: Classical swine fever, CSF-outbreaks, Brazil. 1. Introduction ... economic losses to the swine industries and pig farmers for beyond ...Are pigs in Recife, Brazil the real source of the Zika-related problem in Brazil?
World Cup Brazil 2014: Part 1 – Sao Paulo-Recife-Natal for USA vs. Ghana and Japan vs. Greece
Luckily I negotiated a price beforehand instead of going by the meter, as there was massive traffic. Recife, Brazil’s 5th largest city, with a population of about 5m in the metro area, has an amazing coast line, but the interior of the city is very poor.
I immediately could see why Brazilians had been protesting the world cup. There’s no highway that goes across the city. The roads are pocked with pot holes that are big enough to eat your car. There’s a decent homeless population living in the streets. And you can tell people are struggling to get by.
Because traffic was so bad, the taxi driver asked me if we could take an alternate route. I agreed and we went through neighborhoods instead of the main road. I saw feral pigs eating trash, kids wearing shorts and nothing else, dilapidated houses and people with just their basic needs being met."
http://www.nathanlustig.com/2014/07/11/world-cup-brazil-2014-part-1-sao-paulo-recife-natal-for-usa-vs-ghana-and-japan-vs-greece/
If the World Health Organization says that the reservoir of Zika Virus is "unknown," shouldn't scientists be checking the pigs in Brazil for antibodies to it?
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/zika/en/
Zika virus is an emerging mosquito-borne virus that was first identified in Uganda in 1947 in rhesus monkeys through a monitoring network of sylvatic yellow fever. It was subsequently identified in humans in 1952 in Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania. Outbreaks of Zika virus disease have been recorded in Africa, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific.
- Genre: Flavivirus
- Vector: Aedes mosquitoes (which usually bite during the morning and late afternoon/evening hours)
- Reservoir: Unknown