Beerli, Olivia; Blatter, Sohvi; Boadella, Mariana; Schöning, Janne Marie; Schmitt, Sarah; Ryser-Degiorgis, Marie-Pierre (2015). Towards harmonised procedures in wildlife epidemiological investigations: A serosurvey of infection with Mycobacterium bovis and closely related agents in wild boar (Sus scrofa) in Switzerland. Veterinary journal, 203(1), pp. 131-133. Elsevier 10.1016/j.tvjl.2014.10.023
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Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is a (re-)emerging disease in European countries, including Switzerland. This study assesses the seroprevalence of infection with Mycobacterium bovis and closely related agents in wild boar (Sus scrofa) in Switzerland, because wild boar are potential maintenance hosts of these pathogens. The study employs harmonised laboratory methods to facilitate comparison with the situation in other countries. Eighteen out of 743 blood samples tested seropositive (2.4%, CI: 1.5-3.9%) by ELISA, and the results for 61 animals previously assessed using culture and PCR indicated that this serological test was not 100% specific for M. bovis, cross-reacting with M. microti. Nevertheless, serology appears to be an appropriate test methodology in the harmonisation of wild boar testing throughout Europe. In accordance with previous findings, the low seroprevalence found in wild boar suggests wildlife is an unlikely source of the M. bovis infections recently detected in cattle in Switzerland. This finding contrasts with the epidemiological situation pertaining in southern Spain.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathobiology (DIP) > Institute of Animal Pathology 05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathobiology (DIP) > Institute for Fish and Wildlife Health (FIWI) 05 Veterinary Medicine > Research Foci > Veterinary Public Health / Herd Health Management 05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathobiology (DIP) |
UniBE Contributor: |
Beerli, Olivia, Blatter, Sohvi Tuulikki, Schöning, Janne Marie, Ryser, Marie Pierre |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 630 Agriculture |
ISSN: |
1090-0233 |
Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Lucia Gugger-Raaflaub |
Date Deposited: |
20 Apr 2016 09:55 |
Last Modified: |
02 Mar 2023 23:27 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1016/j.tvjl.2014.10.023 |
PubMed ID: |
25466577 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.79788 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/79788 |
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