scholarly journals Aujeszky’s Disease in South-Italian Wild Boars (Sus Scrofa): A Serological Survey

Animals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 3298
Author(s):  
Gianmarco Ferrara ◽  
Consiglia Longobardi ◽  
Filomena D’Ambrosi ◽  
Maria Grazia Amoroso ◽  
Nicola D’Alessio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wild Boar ◽  
Sus Scrofa ◽  
Pseudorabies Virus ◽  
Viral Disease ◽  
Serum Samples ◽  
Hunting Season ◽  
Campania Region ◽  
Wild Boars ◽  
Aujeszky's Disease ◽  
Aujeszky’S Disease

Aujeszky’s disease (AD, pseudorabies) is a viral disease of suids caused by Suid Herpesvirus 1 (SHV-1) also referred as Aujeszky’s disease virus (ADV) or Pseudorabies virus (ADV). Domestic pig and Wild boar (Sus scrofa) are the natural host, but many species can be infected with ADV. The aim of our study was to evaluate seroprevalence of AD in wild boar hunted in the Campania Region, during the 2016–2017 hunting season. A total of 503 serum samples from wild boars hunted in the provinces of Campania Region (Southern Italy) were collected and were tested for antibody against ADV using an AD, blocking ELISA assay. A Seroprevalence of 23.85% (120/503, 95% Confidence Interval (CI): 20.15–27.55) was found. Gender was not significantly associated with of ADV seropositivity (p > 0.05), while the presence of ADV antibodies was statistically associated with age (>36-month, p < 0.0001) and location (Avellino, p = 0.0161). Our prevalence values are like those obtained in 2010 in our laboratory (30.7%), demonstrating a constant circulation of ADV in the area.

Occurrence of Aujeszky’s disease in wild boar (Sus scrofa) in Slovakia

Biologia ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriela Čonková-Skybová ◽  
Silvia Zemanová ◽  
Katarína Bárdová ◽  
Peter Reichel ◽  
Róbert Link ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wild Boar ◽  
Sus Scrofa ◽  
Aujeszky's Disease ◽  
Aujeszky’S Disease

AUJESZKY'S DISEASE IN HUNTED WILD BOAR (SUS SCROFA) IN THE IBERIAN PENINSULA

2021 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra Müller ◽  
Natacha Melo ◽  
David González-Barrio ◽  
Madalena Vieira Pinto ◽  
Francisco Ruiz-Fons
Keyword(s):  
Iberian Peninsula ◽  
Wild Boar ◽  
Sus Scrofa ◽  
Aujeszky's Disease ◽  
Aujeszky’S Disease

Long-Term Surveillance of Aujeszky’s Disease in the Alpine Wild Boar (Sus scrofa)

EcoHealth ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 563-570 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario Chiari ◽  
Nicola Ferrari ◽  
Marco Bertoletti ◽  
Dominga Avisani ◽  
Monica Cerioli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wild Boar ◽  
Sus Scrofa ◽  
Aujeszky's Disease ◽  
Aujeszky’S Disease

scholarly journals Serosurvey for Pseudorabies (Aujeszky's Disease) in Free-Range Wild Boars (Sus scrofa) of Brazil

2020 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Louise Bach Kmetiuk ◽  
Eliana Monteforte Cassaro Villalobos ◽  
Maria do Carmo Custódio de Souza Hunold Lara ◽  
Fernanda Pistori Machado ◽  
Leandro Cavalcante Lipinski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sus Scrofa ◽  
Wild Boars ◽  
Free Range ◽  
Aujeszky's Disease ◽  
Aujeszky’S Disease

Presence of antibodies against rabies in wild boars

2011 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 149-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gorazd Vengušt ◽  
Peter Hostnik ◽  
Mojca Cerovšek ◽  
Polona Cilenšek ◽  
Tadej Malovrh
Keyword(s):  
Wild Boar ◽  
Rabies Virus ◽  
Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Fluorescent Antibody ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Serum Samples ◽  
Oral Vaccination ◽  
Hunting Season ◽  
Wild Boars ◽  
Research Reporting

Serum samples of 746 shot wild boars collected throughout Slovenia during the hunting season of 2005/2006 were examined for the presence of antibodies against rabies virus: 541 samples were collected in areas subjected to yearly antirabies vaccination, and 205 samples were collected in areas where preventive antirabies vaccination was not practised. Using a modified enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), in 209 out of 746 sera (28%) the levels of antibodies against rabies virus were higher than 0.5 IU/ml and deemed positive. A total of 173/541 (32%) and 36/205 (18%) samples were positive in the vaccinated and nonvaccinated areas, respectively. Further analysis of 191 out of the 746 samples using the fluorescent antibody virus neutralisation (FAVN) test revealed the presence of antibodies against rabies virus in 122/191 (64%) samples. This is the first extended research reporting that antibodies against rabies virus that originate from preventive oral vaccination targeting the fox population are present in wild boar.

Epidemiological risk factors of Aujeszky’s disease in wild boars (Sus scrofa) and domestic pigs in Spain

2008 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 549-555 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco Ruiz-Fons ◽  
Dolo Vidal ◽  
Joaquín Vicente ◽  
Pelayo Acevedo ◽  
Isabel G. Fernández-de-Mera ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Sus Scrofa ◽  
Wild Boars ◽  
Domestic Pigs ◽  
Aujeszky's Disease ◽  
Aujeszky’S Disease ◽  
Epidemiological Risk

scholarly journals Wild boar (Sus scrofa) as reservoir of zoonotic yeasts: bioindicator of environmental quality

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wafa Rhimi ◽  
Giovanni Sgroi ◽  
Chioma Inyang Aneke ◽  
Giada Annoscia ◽  
Maria Stefania Latrofa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wild Boar ◽  
Sus Scrofa ◽  
Antifungal Susceptibility ◽  
Pathogenic Fungi ◽  
Candida Spp ◽  
Internal Transcribed Spacer Region ◽  
Campania Region ◽  
Wild Boars ◽  
Sequence Types

Abstract Wildlife animals are recognized as reservoirs for zoonotic fungi and their faeces might play an important role in introducing pathogens into the environment. Thought wild boar (Sus scrofa) population has dramatically increased across Europe, information about their possible role in dissemination of zoonotic pathogenic yeasts in the environment is scant. Therefore, fecal samples (n=124) from wild boars from Campania region (Southern Italy) were collected and yeasts identified biochemically and molecularly by sequencing of the internal transcribed spacer region (ITS) and their phylogenetical relationship assessed. The antifungal susceptibility profiles of yeasts were also investigated using AFST-EUCAST method. Yeasts were isolated from 50.1% of the samples with the highest occurrence in samples from the province of Salerno (61.1%). A total of 368 Candida strains belonging to nine species were identified, with Candida albicans (45.7%), followed by Candida krusei (15.2 %), Candida slooffiae (9.8%) and Candida parapsilosis (7.6%) as the most prevalent identified species. Among C. albicans four sequence types (i.e., ST1-ST4) were identified with an intraspecific nucleotide difference up to 0.21%. The ML tree grouped all representative sequence types as paraphyletic clades with those of the references yeast species, respectively and supported by high bootstrap values. Fluconazole was the less active drug whereas, posaconazole, voriconazole, and isavuconazole the most active one. No resistance phenomena were observed for C. albicans and high MICs values for 5FC, azoles and echinocandines were registered in non-albicans Candida spp. This study showed, for the first time, the important role of wild boars in dissemination of pathogenic fungi in the environment. The absence of resistance phenomena in the Candida spp. might reflect environmental free from residues of azoles antifungals pollution or chemicals and suggests the role of wild boar as bio indicators of environment quality.

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