Serologic survey of California wild hogs for antibodies against selected zoonotic disease agents.
Blood samples were collected from trapped or hunter-killed wild hogs (Sus scrofa) in 4 areas of California. Sera were tested for antibodies against 7 zoonotic disease agents. Antibodies against Brucella sp were detected in 21 (15%) of 136 samples. Antibodies against Coxiella burnetii were found in 50% of the collected samples (67 of 135 tested). Of the 135 wild hogs screened for pseudorabies virus, 4 (3%) were seropositive. Leptospira interrogans antibodies were discovered in 118 (87%) of the 136 samples tested. Of the 130 samples screened for antibodies against Mycobacterium avium complex, 111 (85%) were seropositive. Antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii were detected in 17 (13%) of 135 wild hogs. Antibodies against Yersinia pestis were found in 9 (15%) of 59 sera tested.
D000828:Animal Population Groups / Q000276:immunology*; D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000276:immunology*; D000906:Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary; D002002:Brucella / Q000276:immunology; D002140:California; D003381:Coxiella / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D011558:Herpesvirus 1, Suid / Q000276:immunology; D007921:Leptospira interrogans / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D009162:Mycobacterium avium / Q000276:immunology; D011557:Pseudorabies / Q000276:immunology; D013552:Swine / Q000276:immunology; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000276:immunology*; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology; D014124:Toxoplasmosis, Animal / Q000276:immunology; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary; D015010:Yersinia pestis / Q000276:immunology
D000906:Antibodies