Is the Classical Swine Fever epidemic in Colombia the real cause of deformities blamed on Zika virus?
http://www.thepigsite.com/swinenews/39133/classical-swine-fever-outbreaks-hit-colombia/ Zika: Colombia cases in pregnant women double in a week http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-35450644 Zika Virus and Classical Swine Fever virus are from the same family. Is there a link between the pig and human epidemics in Colombia? "Mechanical transmission by vehicles and equipment, as well as by personnel (notably veterinarians) travelling between pig farms, are also significant means of spread of CSF [Classical Swine Fever Virus, a flavivirus like Zika ] within infected areas. The persistence of CSFV within herds for long periods has been observed. Infections of sows during pregnancy with low to moderately virulent strains of CSFV may lead to in utero infections of fetuses. These infections lead to litters born persistently infected with CSFV that are carriers of the virus and source for new infections. Persistently infected carrier pigs usually do not show ...