Prevalence of porcine circoviruses in Transylvanian wild boars, detected by real-time PCR — short communication

Cadar, Daniel and Cságola, Attila and Spinu, Marina and Dán, Ádám and Ursu, Krisztina and Lőrincz, Márta and Tuboly, Tamás (2010) Prevalence of porcine circoviruses in Transylvanian wild boars, detected by real-time PCR — short communication. Acta Veterinaria Hungarica, 58 (4). pp. 475-481. ISSN 0236-6290

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Abstract

Porcine circoviruses (PCV) are widespread in domestic pigs worldwide and there is growing information about the presence of PCV in other suid species. Based on serological studies with sera of wild boars, it was established that PCV1 was present in these animals and antibodies specific to PCV2 were also detected in wild boars living in captivity or in sylvatic areas, both with or without clinical signs of PMWS. Studies including PCV2 genome or antigen detection confirmed the previous findings. This is the first report about the presence of PCV in Transylvanian wild boar populations. Four hundred and sixty-nine samples were collected and grouped according to geographic origin, tested for the presence of PCV DNA using a real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay, and 13.52% of the animals proved to be positive for one or in three cases both of the PCV genotypes. PCV2 was detected in all of the PCV-positive samples.

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