Seroprevalence of Anti-Brucella spp. Antibodies in Wild Boars (Sus scrofa), Hunting Dogs, and Hunters of Brazil

J Wildl Dis. 2021 Oct 1;57(4):974-976. doi: 10.7589/JWD-D-20-00190.

Abstract

All 86 wild boars (Sus scrofa), 170 hunting dogs, and 49 hunters sampled from three Brazilian regions were seronegative to Brucella spp. by the standard tube agglutination and 2-mercaptoethanol tests, suggesting a low circulation of Brucella spp. in wild boars, hunting dogs, and hunters in such areas.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Brazil / epidemiology
  • Brucella*
  • Dog Diseases* / epidemiology
  • Dogs
  • Hunting
  • Seroepidemiologic Studies
  • Sus scrofa
  • Swine
  • Swine Diseases* / epidemiology
  • Working Dogs