title: Brucellosis in feral swine.
abstract: Some 255 feral hogs were serologically tested for Brucella titers at a location in the lower coastal plain of South Carolina. Eighteen percent were reactors. The organism was cultured from lymph node tissues in one 3+ years old boar and identified as Brucella suis biotype 1. Prevalence of sero-positive animals increased with age. There were no important differences between sexes.
authors.affiliation: Belle W. Baruch Forest Science Institute of Clemson University, Georgetown, South Carolina 29440, USA.
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Hendricks
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Goodman
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000382:microbiology; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D013022:South Carolina / Q000453:epidemiology; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial