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. 2013;59(6):893-897.
doi: 10.1007/s10344-013-0743-6. Epub 2013 Jun 18.

A serological survey of selected pathogens in wild boar (Sus scrofa) in northern Turkey

Harun Albayrak  1 , Emre Ozan  2 , Abdullah Cavunt  2
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A serological survey of selected pathogens in wild boar (Sus scrofa) in northern Turkey

Harun Albayrak et al. Eur J Wildl Res. 2013.

Abstract

During the hunting season in March 2012, a total of 93 blood samples were collected from wild boars (Sus scrofa) shot in the area of northern Turkey (Samsun and Gumushane provinces). These blood samples were examined by enzyme immunoassay (ELISA) for the presence of antibodies to classical swine fever virus (CSFV), Aujeszky's disease virus (ADV), porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV), porcine respiratory coronavirus (PRCV), swine influenza virus (SIV), porcine parvovirus (PPV), swine vesicular disease virus (SVDV), hepatitis E virus (HEV), African swine fever virus (ASFV), porcine rotavirus (PRV), transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV) and bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV). Out of 93 serum samples examined, 65 (69.9 %) were positive for PRV, 22 (23.7 %) were positive for ADV, 5 (5.4 %) were positive for BVDV, 4 (4.3 %) were positive for PPV and 2 (2.2 %) were positive for PRRSV. All sera were negative for ASFV, SVDV, HEV, SIV, PRCV, TGEV and CSFV. The results, recorded for the first time in Turkey, supported the hypothesis that wild boar act as a potential reservoir of selected viruses and thus have a role in the epidemiology of these diseases.

Keywords: ELISA; Seroprevalence; Swine viral diseases; Turkey; Wild boar.

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