Pseudorabies (PRV, also known as Aujeskys disease) is an infectious, often acute, disease that infects the nervous systems of
. Mortality occurs within infected swine populations, and those that recover from PRV can develop latent infections and shed the virus, contributing to its spread.
PRV-
infected feral hogs have been identified in Texas, Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii,
Louisiana, Mississippi, and South Carolina.
http://www.huntinghog.com/wild-hog-disease-and-parasites/
Pseudorabies is a viral disease of the central nervous system that can affect both domestic and feral hogs. In addition, pseudorabies can fatally affect cattle, horses, goats, sheep, dogs, and cats. Wild animals such as raccoons, skunks, opossums, rats, and mice can also be fatally infected.
Symptoms of the pseudorabies virus in these animals, whether domestic or wild, are anorexia, excessive salivation, spasms, convulsions and intense itching followed by paralysis and then death. Pseudorabies is not related to the rabies virus and does not infect people. This disease is of special concern to domestic hog owners because it can weaken pigs and cause abortions and stillbirths, thus decreasing production and profits in commercial hog operations.
Is it worth the risk?
Yes it is. People around here hunt them all the time since there everywhere's. They will also raise the babies up for meat. I'll look into what you posted.. Because it clearly states
Documented Cases Are Rare!!!
