Wild boars as sources for infectious diseases in livestock and humans

XJ Meng, DS Lindsay… - … Transactions of the …, 2009 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Wild boars (Sus scrofa) are indigenous in many countries in the world. These free-living
swine are known reservoirs for a number of viruses, bacteria and parasites that are …

A review of viral diseases of the European wild boar: effects of population dynamics and reservoir role

F Ruiz-Fons, J Segalés, C Gortázar - The Veterinary Journal, 2008 - Elsevier
There has been a worldwide increase in the number and geographical spread of wild boar
populations in recent decades leading to an increase in both the circulation of disease …

Prevalence of Antibodies to Selected Viral and Bacterial Pathogens in Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) in Campania Region, Italy

S Montagnaro, S Sasso, L De Martino… - Journal of wildlife …, 2010 - meridian.allenpress.com
Serum samples were collected from wild boars (Sus scrofa) harvested during the 2005–
2006 hunting season in Campania, southern Italy. Samples were tested for antibodies to …

Phylogeny and evolutionary genetics of porcine parvovirus in wild boars

D Cadar, A Dan, M Lőrincz, T Kiss, Z Becskei… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2012 - Elsevier
Porcine parvovirus (PPV) is widespread among swine and is responsible for reproductive
failure of susceptible sows, characterized by embryonic and fetal death. Studies showed that …

Antibodies to selected pathogens in wild boar (Sus scrofa) from Catalonia (NE Spain)

F Closa-Sebastià, E Casas-Díaz, R Cuenca… - European journal of …, 2011 - Springer
From 2004 to 2007, blood samples from 273 healthy wild boars (Sus scrofa), culled during
the hunting season, were obtained in three areas of Catalonia (NE Spain): Pyrenees, Sant …

A picture of trends in Aujeszky's disease virus exposure in wild boar in the Swiss and European contexts

RK Meier, F Ruiz-Fons, MP Ryser-Degiorgis - BMC veterinary research, 2015 - Springer
Background In parallel to the increase of wild boar abundance in the past decades, an
increase of exposure to the Aujeszky's disease virus (ADV) has been reported in wild boar in …

PREVALENCE OF ANTIBODIES TO SELECTED VIRAL PATHOGENS IN WILD BOARS (SUS SCROFA) IN CROATIA IN 2005–06 AND 2009–10

B Roic, L Jemersic, S Terzic, T Keros… - Journal of wildlife …, 2012 - meridian.allenpress.com
We determined prevalence of antibody to selected viral pathogens important for domestic
pigs and livestock in 556 wild boar (Sus scrofa) sera collected during 2005–06 and 2009–10 …

Long-term monitoring of 10 selected pathogens in wild boar (Sus scrofa) in Sierra Nevada National Park, southern Spain

FJ Cano-Manuel, J López-Olvera, P Fandos… - Veterinary …, 2014 - Elsevier
Wild boar (Sus scrofa) populations are increasing in the Iberian Peninsula, and population
management must include disease management and control. In this study, the epidemiology …

Retrospective serological survey on selected viral pathogens in wild boar populations in Germany

V Kaden, E Lange, A Hänel, A Hlinak, L Mewes… - European journal of …, 2009 - Springer
The objective of this study was to retrospectively evaluate the occurrence of porcine
parvovirus (PPV), Aujeszky's disease virus (ADV), transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV) …

A serological survey of selected pathogens in wild boar (Sus scrofa) in northern Turkey

H Albayrak, E Ozan, A Cavunt - European journal of wildlife research, 2013 - Springer
During the hunting season in March 2012, a total of 93 blood samples were collected from
wild boars (Sus scrofa) shot in the area of northern Turkey (Samsun and Gumushane …