Reichling / District - Popularly it is called pseudo rage: Aujeszky's disease.
Antibodies against the virus have now been detected in a wild boar hunted in the Reichling community - the first case in the district.
The pseudo anger is completely harmless to humans.
But in dogs and cats, infection is always fatal.
The main reservoir of the pathogen. While the disease has not occurred in domestic pig populations in Germany for years, it still occurs sporadically in wild boars. According to the district office, the wild boar that has now been found was discovered as part of the swine fever and Aujeszky disease monitoring.
The main source of infection for dogs and cats is the feeding of raw pork or direct contact with infected wild boars. The veterinary office also calls on hunters and dog owners to be particularly careful. Hunting dogs should not come into contact with hunted wild boar and, of course, should not be allowed to eat their organs, says the head of the veterinary office, Dr. Michael Veith. If contact is unavoidable, it should be stopped as soon as possible. The virus only survives briefly in cold blood. He also warns against letting dogs run around freely.