title: Prevalence and transmission of pseudorabies virus in an isolated population of feral swine.
abstract: Six hundred sixty-one feral swine (Sus scrofa) from Ossabaw Island, Georgia (USA) were captured, bled, and their sera tested for pseudorabies virus (PRV) antibody during a 6 yr period. Prevalence of seroconversion in females was somewhat higher than in males (10% versus 7%), but the difference was not statistically significant. Adults had a significantly higher prevalence than juveniles (29% versus 1%). An important finding in this study was that seroconversion occurred primarily in the adult feral swine.
authors.affiliation: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Animal Disease Center, Ames, Iowa 50010.
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Pirtle
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Sacks
authors.forename: V F
authors.initials: VF
authors.lastname: Nettles
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Rollor
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D005845:Georgia / Q000453:epidemiology; D011558:Herpesvirus 1, Suid / Q000276:immunology*; D005779:Immunodiffusion; D007841:Latex Fixation Tests; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D011557:Pseudorabies / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D012737:Sex Factors; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic