Antibodies to selected pathogens in wild boar () from Catalonia (NE Spain)

Francesc Closa-Sebastià (1) , Encarna Casas-Díaz (1) , Rafaela Cuenca (1) , Santiago Lavín (1) , Gregorio Mentaberre (1) , Ignasi Marco (1)

1 Servei d'Ecopatologia de Fauna Salvatge (SEFaS), Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals, Edifici V, Facultat de Veterinària

From 2004 to 2007, blood samples from 273 healthy wild boars (), culled during the hunting season, were obtained in three areas of Catalonia (NE Spain): Pyrenees, Sant Llorenç del Munt i l'Obac Natural Park (SLM), and Ports de Tortosa i Beseit National Hunting Reserve (PTB). We investigated the presence of antibodies against classical swine fever virus (CSFV), African swine fever virus (ASFV), porcine vesicular disease virus (PVDV), porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome virus (PRRSV), Aujeszky's disease virus (ADV), porcine influenza A virus (PIV), porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2), porcine parvovirus (PPV), , , spp., and . Four wild boars were suspicious for CSFV, but the infection was discarded with a virus neutralization test, and infection with a border disease virus was confirmed. Negative results were obtained against ASFV and PVDV. Antibodies were detected against PRRSV (3%), ADV (0.8%), PIV (6.4%), PCV2 (64.6%), PPV (54.7%), (26.6%), (5.3%), spp. (11.3%), and (43.5%). In SLM, we detected a higher seroprevalence for PIV and and a lower seroprevalence for than in the other two areas. In PTB, seroprevalence was higher for PPV, spp., and PCV2. Adult wild boar displayed higher seroprevalence for PPV, PIV, and , whereas presence of antibodies for spp. was higher in juveniles compared with adults and piglets.

Mots clés: Seroprevalence; Spain; Wild boar

Francesc Closa-Sebastià, Encarna Casas-Díaz, Rafaela Cuenca, Santiago Lavín, Gregorio Mentaberre, et al.. Antibodies to selected pathogens in wild boar () from Catalonia (NE Spain). European Journal of Wildlife Research, 2011, 57 (4), pp.977-981. ⟨10.1007/s10344-010-0491-9⟩. ⟨hal-00658701⟩