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1 October 2011 Absence of Mycobacterium bovis in Feral Swine (Sus scrofa) from the Southern Texas Border Region
Tyler A. Campbell, David B. Long, Luis R. Bazan, Bruce V. Thomsen, Suelee Robbe-Austerman, Ronald B. Davey, Liza A. Soliz, Seth R. Swafford, Kurt C. VerCauteren
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Abstract

Free-ranging wildlife, such as feral swine (Sus scrofa), harbor a variety of diseases that are transmissible to livestock and could negatively impact agricultural production. Information is needed regarding the exposure and infection rates of Mycobacterium bovis and many other diseases and parasites in feral swine occurring in the Texas border region. Our main objective was to determine exposure rates and possible infection rates of M. bovis in feral swine by opportunistically sampling animals from the Texas border region. From June to September 2010, we obtained samples from 396 feral swine and tested 98 samples for M. bovis by histopathology and mycobacteriologic culture. We found no evidence of M. bovis infection. We believe that it is important to periodically and strategically sample feral swine for M. bovis in high-risk areas of the United States because they are capable of becoming reservoirs of the disease.

Tyler A. Campbell, David B. Long, Luis R. Bazan, Bruce V. Thomsen, Suelee Robbe-Austerman, Ronald B. Davey, Liza A. Soliz, Seth R. Swafford, and Kurt C. VerCauteren "Absence of Mycobacterium bovis in Feral Swine (Sus scrofa) from the Southern Texas Border Region," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 47(4), 974-978, (1 October 2011). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-47.4.974
Received: 7 February 2011; Accepted: 1 May 2011; Published: 1 October 2011
KEYWORDS
Brucella
feral swine
Mycobacterium bovis
porcine parvovirus
pseudorabies virus
surveillance
Sus scrofa
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