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A Serosurvey for Brucellosis in Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) in Sardinia, Italy
Cristian Pilo1, Giuseppe Addis1, Manuela Deidda1
11 Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sardegna "G. Pegreffi, " Department of Cagliari, Via dell'Acquedotto Romano, 09030 Elmas, Cagliari, Italy.
Abstract:
Porcine brucellosis is a zoonotic disease caused by Brucella suis and hosted by pigs (Sus scrofa). Both domestic pigs and wild boars are affected. We measured the prevalence of antibody to Brucella spp. in wild boars in Sardinia, Italy. During 1 November 2009 to 31 January 2010, we collected 570 serum samples from legally hunted wild boars and tested them using a commercial competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Sex and age class of the sampled wild boars were also recorded. Thirty-five samples were positive for an apparent antibody prevalence of 6.1%. Antibody prevalences did not differ between sexes or among age classes.
