<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><bold>Introduction:</bold> Aujeszky’s disease virus (ADV) infects a wide range of animals, including members of the <italic>Suidae</italic> family, <italic>i.e</italic>. domestic and wild pigs, as well as wild boar. Since wild boar are a potential ADV reservoir and a source of infection for domestic pigs, the aim of the study was to evaluate ADV antibody prevalence in the Polish wild boar population, during the years 2011 to 2014.<bold>Material and Methods:</bold> Wild boar blood samples were collected during three consecutive hunting seasons; <italic>i.e.</italic> 2011/2012, 2012/2013, and 2013/2014, and tested for ADV antibodies by ELISA.<bold>Results:</bold> ADV antibodies were detected in samples from all tested voivodships. The average seroprevalence reached 32.2%. Seroprevalence, over the examined hunting seasons, was 27.4% in 2011/2012, 32.4% in 2012/2013, and 35.5% in 2013/2014. The highest percentage of seroreagents was detected in four voivodships, situated along the western border of Poland, <italic>i.e.</italic> Zachodnio-Pomorskie (ZP), Lubuskie (LB), Dolnośląskie (DS), and Opolskie (OP). This area is positively correlated with the highest density of the wild boar population and the highest wild boar hunting bag.<bold>Conclusion:</bold> The results of this study confirm that the wild boar population may still pose a threat to domestic pigs, which is of special importance at the final stage of Aujeszky’s disease eradication programme in Poland.</abstract>

Introduction: Aujeszky’s disease virus (ADV) infects a wide range of animals, including members of the Suidae family, i.e. domestic and wild pigs, as well as wild boar. Since wild boar are a potential ADV reservoir and a source of infection for domestic pigs, the aim of the study was to evaluate ADV antibody prevalence in the Polish wild boar population, during the years 2011 to 2014.Material and Methods: Wild boar blood samples were collected during three consecutive hunting seasons; i.e. 2011/2012, 2012/2013, and 2013/2014, and tested for ADV antibodies by ELISA.Results: ADV antibodies were detected in samples from all tested voivodships. The average seroprevalence reached 32.2%. Seroprevalence, over the examined hunting seasons, was 27.4% in 2011/2012, 32.4% in 2012/2013, and 35.5% in 2013/2014. The highest percentage of seroreagents was detected in four voivodships, situated along the western border of Poland, i.e. Zachodnio-Pomorskie (ZP), Lubuskie (LB), Dolnośląskie (DS), and Opolskie (OP). This area is positively correlated with the highest density of the wild boar population and the highest wild boar hunting bag.Conclusion: The results of this study confirm that the wild boar population may still pose a threat to domestic pigs, which is of special importance at the final stage of Aujeszky’s disease eradication programme in Poland.

Prevalence of antibodies to Aujeszky’s disease virus in wild boar in Poland, between 2011 and 2014: a retrospective study

Journal of Veterinary Research

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Introduction: Aujeszky’s disease virus (ADV) infects a wide range of animals, including members of the Suidae family, i.e. domestic and wild pigs, as well as...

Prevalence of antibodies to Aujeszky’s disease virus in wild boar in Poland, between 2011 and 2014: a retrospective study

Published Online: Dec 27, 2017

Page range: 397 - 404

Received: May 19, 2017

Accepted: Nov 02, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jvetres-2017-0052

Keywords
wild boar, Aujeszky’s disease, antibodies, disease surveillance, Poland

© 2017 Andrzej Lipowski et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Prevalence of antibodies to Aujeszky’s disease virus in wild boar in Poland, between 2011 and 2014: a retrospective study

Published Online: Dec 27, 2017

Page range: 397 - 404

Received: May 19, 2017

Accepted: Nov 02, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jvetres-2017-0052

Keywordswild boar, Aujeszky’s disease, antibodies, disease surveillance, Poland

© 2017 Andrzej Lipowski et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
wild boar, Aujeszky’s disease, antibodies, disease surveillance, Poland