• So, B. abortus is transmitted by cattle, B. melitensis is transmitted by small ruminants such as goats and sheep, B. canis is transmitted by dogs and B. suis is transmitted by swine and rodents. (osmosis.org)
  • African swine fever (ASF) is a highly contagious, generalized disease of pigs caused by a DNA virus formerly classified as an iridovirus (Iridoviridae) but recently re-classified into a newly created family of viruses called Asfarviridae - a name derived from 'African Swine Fever And Related Viruses. (zoologix.com)
  • Pharyngeal plague - this follows consumption of Y. pestis eg in food or inhalation and presents as tonsillitis with local lymphadenopathy. (symptoma.com)