Serological surveillance for antibodies against Erysipelothrix species in wild boar and deer in Japan

• Published in: The Japanese Journal of Veterinary Research Vol. 64; no. 1; pp. 91 - 94
• Main Authors: Shimizu, Takae, Okamoto, Chiaki, Aoki, Hiroshi, Harada, Kazuki, Kataoka, Yasushi, Ono, Fumiko, Kadohira, Mutsuyo, Takai, Shinji
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine Hokkaido University 01-02-2016
• Subjects: Animals; Antibodies, Bacterial - blood; Deer; Erysipelothrix - immunology; Erysipelothrix Infections - blood; Erysipelothrix Infections - epidemiology; Erysipelothrix Infections - immunology; Japan - epidemiology; Population Surveillance; Seroepidemiologic Studies; Sus scrofa; Japan
• ISSN: 0047-1917
• DOI: 10.14943/jjvr.64.1.91

[Abstract] We investigated the seroprevalence of antibodies against Erysipelothrix in wild animals in Japan. Serum samples were collected from 48 wild boar, 26 Yezo deer and 26 Japanese deer in Japan. Growth agglutination (GA) test was performed to estimate antibody titers. As a result, positive results were obtained from 32 (66.7%), 1 (3.6%) and 6 (23.1%) samples from wild boar, Yezo deer and Japanese deer, respectively. Our findings suggest that wild animals may be an important reservoir of Erysipelothrix.