Classical swine fever is controlled rather than treated. The policy for control depends on the prevalence of infection in the pig population of a particular country: where CSF is endemic vaccination strategies are commonly used, but outbreaks in the normally CSF-free of the EU are controlled by a slaughter policy. This policy aims for eradication of CSFV by "stamping out" infected and neighbouring herds and contacts, imposing movement restrictions and investigating the source and spread of the outbreak. Equipment, footwear and other fomites must be disinfected, and once a herd is depopulated farm buildings and other areas are throughly cleaned and disinfected. Effective disinfectants include sodium hyrdoxide, formalin and washing soda. | Classical swine fever is controlled rather than treated. The policy for control depends on the prevalence of infection in the pig population of a particular country: where CSF is endemic vaccination strategies are commonly used, but outbreaks in the normally CSF-free of the EU are controlled by a slaughter policy. This policy aims for eradication of CSFV by "stamping out" infected and neighbouring herds and contacts, imposing movement restrictions and investigating the source and spread of the outbreak. Equipment, footwear and other fomites must be disinfected, and once a herd is depopulated farm buildings and other areas are throughly cleaned and disinfected. Effective disinfectants include sodium hyrdoxide, formalin and washing soda. |