title: A serological survey of Brucella spp. in free-ranging wild boar (Sus scrofa leucomystax) in Shikoku, Japan.
abstract: Brucella, a causative agent of brucellosis and facultative intracellular pathogen, has been isolated recently from a variety of wild mammals. In this study, serum samples from 115 Japanese wild boar (Sus Scrofa leucomystax) killed by hunters in the 4 Prefectures of Shikoku, Japan were tested for antibodies to Brucella spp. by means of the tube agglutination test (TAT) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using antigens extracted with n-lauroylsarcosine. In 9 of the 115 samples (7.8%) antibodies to Brucella spp. were detected by TAT and ELISA. These results suggest that wild boar in Shikoku may be exposed to Brucella spp. or other cross-reactive pathogen infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Veterinary Science, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido, Japan.
authors.forename: Masahisa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Watarai
authors.forename: Naoto
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Yoshitaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Omata
authors.forename: Naotaka
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ishiguro
mesh_terms: D000372:Agglutination Tests / Q000662:veterinary; D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D002002:Brucella / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D034421:Sus scrofa; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial