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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Science
Hannah Devlin Science correspondent

EXPLAINED: Scientists create pigs resistant to classical swine fever - The Real Truth

Pigs in a pen
Classical swine fever, also known as hog cholera or pig plague, causes fever, skin lesions, convulsions, diarrhoea – and often death within 15 days Photograph: Orlando Barría/EPA

Pigs that are resistant to a deadly viral disease have been created by scientists at Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute.

The gene-edited animals remained healthy when exposed to classical swine fever (CSF), a highly contagious and often fatal disease. The virus was eradicated in the UK in 1966, but there have been several outbreaks since and it continues to pose a major threat to pig farming worldwide.

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