<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><bold>Introduction:</bold> A novel to Europe Schmallenberg virus (SBV) causes clinical disease manifested by reproduction disorders in farm ruminants. In free-living ruminants, SBV antibodies as well as the virus were detected. Recent studies also revealed SBV antibodies in wild boars. The study investigates SBV antibodies occurring in wild boars in Poland at the peak of recent virus epidemics in the country.<bold>Material and Methods:</bold> Samples collected from 203 wild boars culled during the 2012/2013 and 2013/2014 hunting season were serologically tested using multi-species cELISA. Attempted neutralisation tests failed due to poor serum quality. RT-PCR was implemented in seropositive and doubtful animals.<bold>Results:</bold> Two samples collected from wild boar in the winter of 2013 gave a positive result in ELISA, while another two from the 2012/2013 hunting season were doubtful. No SBV RNA was detected in spleen and liver tissues.<bold>Conclusion:</bold> Low SBV seroprevalence in wild boars, despite high incidence of SBV infections occurring simultaneously in wild ruminants, suggests that boars are unlikely to be a significant reservoir of the virus in the sylvatic environment in Poland.</abstract>

Introduction: A novel to Europe Schmallenberg virus (SBV) causes clinical disease manifested by reproduction disorders in farm ruminants. In free-living ruminants, SBV antibodies as well as the virus were detected. Recent studies also revealed SBV antibodies in wild boars. The study investigates SBV antibodies occurring in wild boars in Poland at the peak of recent virus epidemics in the country.Material and Methods: Samples collected from 203 wild boars culled during the 2012/2013 and 2013/2014 hunting season were serologically tested using multi-species cELISA. Attempted neutralisation tests failed due to poor serum quality. RT-PCR was implemented in seropositive and doubtful animals.Results: Two samples collected from wild boar in the winter of 2013 gave a positive result in ELISA, while another two from the 2012/2013 hunting season were doubtful. No SBV RNA was detected in spleen and liver tissues.Conclusion: Low SBV seroprevalence in wild boars, despite high incidence of SBV infections occurring simultaneously in wild ruminants, suggests that boars are unlikely to be a significant reservoir of the virus in the sylvatic environment in Poland.

Were Polish wild boars exposed to Schmallenberg virus?

Department of Virology, National Veterinary Research Institute

Department of Swine Diseases, National Veterinary Research Institute

Journal of Veterinary Research

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Introduction: A novel to Europe Schmallenberg virus (SBV) causes clinical disease manifested by reproduction disorders in farm ruminants. In free-living...

Were Polish wild boars exposed to Schmallenberg virus?

Published Online: Jun 12, 2017

Page range: 151 - 155

Received: Mar 03, 2017

Accepted: May 23, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jvetres-2017-0019

Keywords
wild boar, Schmallenberg virus, antibodies, Poland

© 2017 Julia Kęsik-Maliszewska et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Were Polish wild boars exposed to Schmallenberg virus?

Published Online: Jun 12, 2017

Page range: 151 - 155

Received: Mar 03, 2017

Accepted: May 23, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jvetres-2017-0019

Keywordswild boar, Schmallenberg virus, antibodies, Poland

© 2017 Julia Kęsik-Maliszewska et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
wild boar, Schmallenberg virus, antibodies, Poland