Five hundred sixty-two blood samples were collected from wild boars (Sus scrofa) shot in six districts of Tuscany, central Italy, between 1997 and 2000. Sera were examined for antibodies specific for Leptospira interrogans by microagglutination test and Brucella spp. by the Rose Bengal test and indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Thirty-four (6.0%) samples tested positive for anti-Leptospira antibodies, 29 (5.1%) sera were positive for anti-L. interrogans serovar bratislava antibodies (titres ranging from 1:100–1:400), and 5 (0.9%) sera were positive for anti-L. interrogans serovar icterohaemorrhagiae antibodies (titres 1:100). All the examined sera were negative for anti-Brucella antibodies.
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1 July 2003
Prevalence of Leptospira and Brucella Antibodies in Wild Boars (Sus scrofa) in Tuscany, Italy
Valentina V. Ebani,
Domenico Cerri,
Alessandro Poli,
Ernesto Andreani
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 39 • No. 3
July 2003
Vol. 39 • No. 3
July 2003
brucellosis
leptospirosis
serology
Sus scrofa
wild boars