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Named after the divided town of Cieszyn (Poland) / Těšín (now Czechia), where the disease was first recognised in 1929. Teschen is the German name of said town.
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Teschen disease
Today it means: A severe and fatal form of encephalomyelitis in pigs, caused by the virus genus Teschovirus. Full definition →