A few pigs may convulse before the die A high persistent temperature is a common feature .
Pigs start to die with a spreading purple discoloration of the skin.
On established herds Congenital infection Sows infected during pregnancy may abort or farrow mummifed or malformed piglets. An almost in apparent infection can also be present on chronically infected herd. The virus is quite resistant in the environment, surviving a couple of days Other members of the Pestivirus genus can cause disease in pigs, notably Bovine Viral Diarrhoea. Treatment None Prevention Prevent any pork products entering the farm and being fed to the pigs Prevent any infected pigs entering the farm All pigs from infected herds are slaughtered and destroyed and the farm intensely disinfected Lorries contamined with virus are a major method of disease spread. This includes pet pigs.