We surveyed 49 free-living collared peccaries (Pecari tajacu) in Brazil for antibodies against bluetongue virus (BTV) and porcine circovirus 2 (PCV2). Antibodies against BTV were detected in 19/49 (39%) samples. All samples were negative for PCV2. The importance of antibodies to BTV in collared peccaries remains to be determined.
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1 January 2012
Orbivirus Infections in Collared Peccaries (Tayassu tajacu) in Southeastern Brazil
Priscilla F. Gerber,
Grazielle C. F. Galinari,
Adriana Cortez,
Cátia D. Paula,
Zélia I. P. Lobato,
Marcos B. Heinemann
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Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 48 • No. 1
January 2012
Vol. 48 • No. 1
January 2012