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Survey of selected diseases in wild swine in Texas
J L Corn1, P K Swiderek, B O Blackburn
1Department of Parasitology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602.
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
|November 1, 1986
Abstract:
Tissue, fecal, and serum specimens and swabs of nasal turbinates and tracheas were collected from 100 wild swine (Sus scrofa) from 10 populations in Texas and, along with 24 additional serum specimens, were evaluated for selected swine diseases. Swine positive for pseudorabies were detected in 7 populations. Brucella suis biovar 1 was isolated from 4 swine from 2 populations, but positive serologic results may indicate a more widespread distribution of the organism. All populations contained swine that were positive for leptospirosis. Trichinella spiralis was not found in the swine evaluated.