Molecular evidence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in wild boar (Sus scrofa) in Belgium.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Anaplasma phagocytophilum is a tick-borne pathogen of veterinary and human importance. Both ticks as vectors and vertebrates as reservoir hosts are essential for the cycle maintenance of this bacterium. Currently, the whole range of animal species reservoirs for A. phagocytophilum in natural environment is still unknown. Therefore, the aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of infection with A. phagocytophilum in the wild boar population in southern Belgium.

Results

In the frame of a targeted surveillance program, 513 wild boars were sampled during the hunting season 2011. A nested 16S rRNA PCR was used to screen the presence of A. phagocytophilum DNA in spleen of boars. Within 513 samples, 5 (0,97%) were tested PCR positive and identification was confir

SUBMITTER: Nahayo A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3976503 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature