Prevalence and Transmission of Pseudorabies Virus in an Isolated Population of Feral Swine

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Abstract
Six hundred sixty-one feral swine (Sus scrofa) from Ossabaw Island, Georgia (USA) were captured, bled, and their sera tested for psuedorabies virus (PRV) antibody during a 6 yr period. Prevalence of seroconversion in females was somewhat higher than in males (10% versus 7%) but the difference was not statistically significant. Adults had a significantly higher prevalence that juveniles (29% versus 1%). An important finding in this study was that seroconversion occurred primarily in the adult feral swine.