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.
How to translate text using browser tools
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
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