title: Serological prevalence of viral agents that induce reproductive failure in South Korean wild boar.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Viral agents associated with reproductive failure such as Aujeszky's disease virus (ADV), encephalomyocarditis virus (EMCV), and porcine parvovirus (PPV) have also been identified in European wild boar. To screen for the presence of antibodies against ADV, EMCV, and PPV from wild boar (Sus scrofa) in South Korea, 481 serum samples were collected from wild boar hunted between December 2010 and May 2011.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 481 serum samples tested, 47 (9.8%) and 37 (7.7%) were seropositive for ADV and EMCV antibodies, respectively, based on a neutralization test (VNT), and 142 (29.5%) were seropositive for PPV antibodies based on a hemagglutination inhibition (HI) test.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This was the first survey to identify the seroprevalence of the three major viruses associated with reproductive failure in the wild boar population of South Korea. Wild boar may act as a reservoir for many viruses that cause infectious diseases in domestic pigs. Thus, strict prevention and control measures, such as continuous wildlife disease surveillance and strategic methods of downsizing the population density, should be implemented to prevent disease transmission from wild boar to domestic pigs.
authors.affiliation: Viral Disease Division, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Anyang, Gyeonggi-do, 430-824, Republic of Korea. jhy98@korea.kr.
authors.forename: Hye-Young
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Jeoung
authors.affiliation: Viral Disease Division, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Anyang, Gyeonggi-do, 430-824, Republic of Korea. saint78@korea.kr.
authors.forename: Seong-In
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.affiliation: Viral Disease Division, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Anyang, Gyeonggi-do, 430-824, Republic of Korea. jkim1202@korea.kr.
authors.forename: Jae-Jo
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Viral Disease Division, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Anyang, Gyeonggi-do, 430-824, Republic of Korea. behappy217@korea.kr.
authors.forename: Yoon-Young
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.affiliation: Viral Disease Division, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Anyang, Gyeonggi-do, 430-824, Republic of Korea. kyk5388@korea.kr.
authors.forename: Yong Kwan
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Viral Disease Division, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Anyang, Gyeonggi-do, 430-824, Republic of Korea. songjysong@korea.kr.
authors.forename: Jae-Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Viral Disease Division, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Anyang, Gyeonggi-do, 430-824, Republic of Korea. hyunbh@korea.kr.
authors.forename: Bang-Hun
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Hyun
authors.affiliation: Viral Disease Division, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Anyang, Gyeonggi-do, 430-824, Republic of Korea. andj67@korea.kr.
authors.forename: Dong-Jun
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: An
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D018188:Cardiovirus Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D004686:Encephalomyocarditis virus; D011558:Herpesvirus 1, Suid; D010322:Parvoviridae Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D028323:Parvovirus, Porcine; D011557:Pseudorabies / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D012098:Reproduction; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D012698:Serologic Tests; D034421:Sus scrofa; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral