FIRST DESCRIPTION OF POSTWEANING MULTISYSTEMIC WASTING SYNDROME (PMWS) IN WILD BOARS (Sus scrofa) IN CHILE.

摘要

In Chile PMWS was officially recognized by the Government (Servicio Agricola y Ganadero) during the second semester of 2006 in domestic pigs from commercial farms located mainly in the central region of the country. In this study, the presence of thevirus in wild boars (Sus scrofa) from a semi-intensive farm in the Bio Bio Region is reported. The animals were wasted and had clinical signs suggestive of PMWS, at necropsy gross pathology was compatible with the disease, therefore, following the scientifically accepted diagnostic criteria for diagnosing PMWS in domestic pigs, and in order to establish the association between the lesions and the presence of PCV-2, samples were submitted for histopatological and in situ hybridization (ISH) study.