Antibodies to selected viral disease agents in wild boars from the Czech Republic.
Blood samples were collected from wild boar (Sus scrofa) shot during the hunting season from 1999 to 2005 in the Czech Republic. Sera were tested by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the presence of antibodies against classical swine fever virus (CSFV), swine vesicular disease virus (SVDV), Aujeszky's disease virus (ADV), and bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV). Indirect fluorescence antibody test was used for detection of antibodies against porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV-2) and transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV). Antibodies against ADV, BVDV, PCV-2, and TGEV were detected in 30% (101 of 338), 1% (2 of 352), 43% (57 of 134), and 1% (1 of 134) of wild boars, respectively. Sera of 6,471 and 362 tested wild boars were negative for the presence of antibodies against CSFV and SVDV, respectively. This is the first survey of TGEV antibodies in wild boars and the first serologic survey of viral diseases in wild boars in the Czech Republic. Wild boars in the Czech Republic may act as a potential reservoir of ADV and thus have a role in the epidemiology of this disease.
Sedlak
Kamil
K
Department of Virology and Serology, State Veterinary Institute Prague, Sidlistni 136/24, 165 03 Prague 6, Czech Republic.
Bartova
Eva
E
Machova
Jirina
J
D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000821:virology; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D006691:Classical Swine Fever / Q000453:epidemiology; D006692:Classical Swine Fever Virus / Q000276:immunology; D018153:Czech Republic / Q000453:epidemiology; D001908:Diarrhea Viruses, Bovine Viral / Q000276:immunology; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D011558:Herpesvirus 1, Suid / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D011557:Pseudorabies / Q000453:epidemiology; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D034421:Sus scrofa / Q000821:virology*; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013555:Swine Vesicular Disease / Q000453:epidemiology; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*
D000914:Antibodies, Viral