swine fever

noun

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Most recently, the 2019 African swine fever epidemic devastated China’s hog farms and triggered a global shortage of heparin. Thomas J. Bollyky, Foreign Affairs, 22 July 2025 With avian flu likely to return with the fall bird migration, and other diseases including New World screwworm and African swine fever creeping ever closer to the U.S., Randle knows U.S. farmers and ranchers, along with the U.S. food supply, could be at risk. Andrea Hsu, NPR, 30 May 2025 Each agent carefully inspects the flowers, looking for exotic pests or animal diseases such as avian flu or African swine fever. Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025 Florida scientists were optimistic about the possibility of breeding sweatier Brangus cattle, and Indian scientists investigated the resistance to African swine fever among indigenous Doom pigs. Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for swine fever

Word History

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of swine fever was in 1877

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“Swine fever.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swine%20fever. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.

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swine fever

noun

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