Six hundred sixty-one feral swine (Sus scrofa) from Ossabaw Island, Georgia (USA) were captured, bled, and their sera tested for pseudorabies virus (PRV) antibody during a 6 yr period. Prevalence of seroconversion in females was somewhat higher than in males (10% versus 7%), but the difference was not statistically significant. Adults had a significantly higher prevalence than juveniles (29% versus 1%). An important finding in this study was that seroconversion occurred primarily in the adult feral swine.
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1 October 1989
Prevalence and Transmission of Pseudorabies Virus in an Isolated Population of Feral Swine
Eugene C. Pirtle,
Jerome M. Sacks,
Victor F. Nettles,
III Rollor
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Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 25 • No. 4
October 1989
Vol. 25 • No. 4
October 1989
feral swine
prevalence
pseudorabies virus
seroconversion
serologic survey
Sus scrofa