Post-weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS) in purebred Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) on a farm in East Anglia.

摘要

Postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS) was diagnosed in farmed wild boars in East Anglia. This involved an overstocked unit, resulting from movement restrictions following the 2001 foot and mouth disease epidemic. A severe wasting disease with scouring, coughing and anorexia was first noticed in growing pigs from 3-4 months of age in April 2003. There was a marked increase in mortality, which approached 50% of all growing pigs. This paper described the background, laboratory findings and conclusions leading to the diagnosis of PMWS and other diseases after postmortem examinations on 7 affected pigs. Possible sources and the impact of management changes were discussed. Several reports of PMWS in Eurasian wild boar in Canada, Spain and Germany were recorded. However, this would appear to be the first report of PMWS in farmed purebred wild boars in the UK..