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1 October 2005 Presence of Antibodies Against Aujeszky's Disease Virus in Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) in Slovenia
Gorazd Vengust, Zdravko Valencak, Andrej Bidovec
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Abstract

Serum samples from 427 hunter-killed wild boar (Sus scrofa) from Slovenia were tested for antibodies to Aujeszky's disease virus (ADV). Samples were collected throughout Slovenia and corresponded to 6.2% of the total harvest. Antibodies against ADV were detected in 111 sera (26%) using a commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Antibody prevalence increased significantly with age. This report describes the first evidence of ADV infection in wild boar populations in Slovenia.

Gorazd Vengust, Zdravko Valencak, and Andrej Bidovec "Presence of Antibodies Against Aujeszky's Disease Virus in Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) in Slovenia," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 41(4), 800-802, (1 October 2005). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-41.4.800
Published: 1 October 2005
KEYWORDS
antibodies
Aujeszky's disease
pseudorabies virus
Slovenia
Sus scrofa
wild boar
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