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1 April 2012 A Serosurvey for Brucella suis, Classical Swine Fever Virus, Porcine Circovirus Type 2, and Pseudorabies Virus in Feral Swine (Sus scrofa) of Eastern North Carolina
Mark R. Sandfoss, Christopher S. DePerno, Carl W. Betsill, Maria Baron Palamar, Gene Erickson, Suzanne Kennedy-Stoskopf
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Abstract

As feral swine (Sus scrofa) populations expand their range and the opportunity for feral swine hunting increases, there is increased potential for disease transmission that may impact humans, domestic swine, and wildlife. From September 2007 to March 2010, in 13 North Carolina, USA, counties and at Howell Woods Environmental Learning Center, we conducted a serosurvey of feral swine for Brucella suis, pseudorabies virus (PRV), and classical swine fever virus (CSFV); the samples obtained at Howell Woods also were tested for porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV-2). Feral swine serum was collected from trapped and hunter-harvested swine. For the first time since 2004 when screening began, we detected B. suis antibodies in 9% (9/98) of feral swine at Howell Woods and <1% (1/415) in the North Carolina counties. Also, at Howell Woods, we detected PCV-2 antibodies in 59% (53/90) of feral swine. We did not detect antibodies to PRV (n=512) or CSFV (n=307) at Howell Woods or the 13 North Carolina counties, respectively. The detection of feral swine with antibodies to B. suis for the first time in North Carolina warrants increased surveillance of the feral swine population to evaluate speed of disease spread and to establish the potential risk to commercial swine and humans.

Mark R. Sandfoss, Christopher S. DePerno, Carl W. Betsill, Maria Baron Palamar, Gene Erickson, and Suzanne Kennedy-Stoskopf "A Serosurvey for Brucella suis, Classical Swine Fever Virus, Porcine Circovirus Type 2, and Pseudorabies Virus in Feral Swine (Sus scrofa) of Eastern North Carolina," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 48(2), 462-466, (1 April 2012). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-48.2.462
Received: 11 March 2011; Accepted: 1 November 2011; Published: 1 April 2012
KEYWORDS
Brucella suis
classical swine fever
feral swine
North Carolina
porcine circovirus type 2
pseudorabies virus
Sus scrofa
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