OCCURENCE OF PORCINE CIRCOVIRUS TYPE 2 (PCV2) AND PORCINE REPRODUCTIVE AND RESPIRATORY VIRUS (PRRSV) IN POLISH WILD BOAR (SUS SCROFA)

摘要

Postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS) and porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) are important viral diseases of swine. It was suggested that wild boars (Sus scrofa) might constitute a reservoir for etiological agents of these diseases, porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) and PRRS virus (PRRSV) (4). The objectives of the study were to investigate presence of antibodies against PRRSV and PCV2 DNA in tissue samples of wild boars and to evaluate phylogenetic relationship between PCV2 strains from wild boars and domestic pigs from Poland.