Researchers discover mystery virus that causes tremors in piglets

Wednesday, November 4, 2015 - 10:30 in Health & Medicine

A team of veterinary researchers at Iowa State University has pinpointed a virus that has caused mysterious tremors in piglets dating back decades. The virus, which comes from a family known as ‘pestiviruses,’ infects young pigs and can cause them to shake involuntarily. Afflicted piglets are sometimes referred to as “shaker pigs” or “dancing pigs,” […]

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