Abstract
In 2014, an outbreak of Getah virus (GETV) infection occurred in Japan in a horse population that was inoculated with a vaccine against GETV. In this study, we investigated the seroprevalence of GETV infection among wild boars in Japan. Interestingly, the highest rate of anti-GETV-positive wild boars was observed in 2013, which gradually decreased during 2014-2016. The results suggested that GETV spread among wild boars around 2012, resulting in the 2014 outbreak.
MeSH terms
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Alphavirus / classification
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Alphavirus / genetics
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Alphavirus / immunology
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Alphavirus / isolation & purification*
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Alphavirus Infections / epidemiology*
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Alphavirus Infections / veterinary*
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Animals
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Antibodies, Viral / blood*
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Chlorocebus aethiops
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Disease Outbreaks
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Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
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Horses / virology
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Japan / epidemiology
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Seroepidemiologic Studies
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Sus scrofa / virology*
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Vero Cells
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Viral Vaccines / immunology
Substances
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Antibodies, Viral
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Viral Vaccines