Brucellosis in wild swine: a serologic and bacteriologic survey in the southeastern United States and Hawaii

Sera from wild swine from 20 populations in 11 southeastern states and Hawaii were tested for brucellosis by the card, tube, plate, buffered plate antigen, complement-fixation, and rivanol tests. Twenty-one of 352 (6.0%) swine were considered seropositive, and these animals originated from 7 populat...

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Published in:	Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association Vol. 181; no. 11; p. 1285
Main Authors:	Zygmont, S M, Nettles, V F, Shotts, Jr, E B, Carmen, W A, Blackburn, B O
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-01-1982
Subjects:	Animals Antibodies, Bacterial - analysis Brucellosis - diagnosis Brucellosis - epidemiology Brucellosis - veterinary Hawaii Swine Swine Diseases - diagnosis Swine Diseases - epidemiology United States Hawaii United States
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Summary:	Sera from wild swine from 20 populations in 11 southeastern states and Hawaii were tested for brucellosis by the card, tube, plate, buffered plate antigen, complement-fixation, and rivanol tests. Twenty-one of 352 (6.0%) swine were considered seropositive, and these animals originated from 7 populations in 5 states: Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, and South Carolina. Cultural examinations for Brucella suis also were made from subsamples of the swine tested serologically. Brucella suis biotype 1 was isolated from lymph nodes or seminal vesicles from wild swine in 2 areas in Florida and 1 in Louisiana.
ISSN:	0003-1488