Prevalence of four infectious diseases (Porcine Circovirus Type 2, Aujeszky’s Disease, Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome, Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae) in wild boars in South Korea

Kidong SON; Rury LEE; Dongbin LEE; Yeonji KIM; Jiyun SUNG; Hyesung JEONG; Suwoong LEE; Jae-Ku OEM

doi:10.1292/jvms.24-0205

Wildlife Science

Prevalence of four infectious diseases (Porcine Circovirus Type 2, Aujeszky’s Disease, Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome, Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae) in wild boars in South Korea

Kidong SON, Rury LEE, Dongbin LEE, Yeonji KIM, Jiyun SUNG, Hyesung JEONG, Suwoong LEE, Jae-Ku OEM

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Kidong SON
Wildlife Disease Research Team, National Institute of Wildlife Disease Control and Prevention (NIWDC), Gwangju, Republic of Korea
Laboratory of Veterinary Infectious Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonbuk, Republic of Korea
Rury LEE
Wildlife Disease Research Team, National Institute of Wildlife Disease Control and Prevention (NIWDC), Gwangju, Republic of Korea
Dongbin LEE
Wildlife Disease Research Team, National Institute of Wildlife Disease Control and Prevention (NIWDC), Gwangju, Republic of Korea
Yeonji KIM
Wildlife Disease Response Team, National Institute of Wildlife Disease Control and Prevention (NIWDC), Gwangju, Republic of Korea
College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
Jiyun SUNG
Wildlife Disease Response Team, National Institute of Wildlife Disease Control and Prevention (NIWDC), Gwangju, Republic of Korea
Hyesung JEONG
Wildlife Disease Research Team, National Institute of Wildlife Disease Control and Prevention (NIWDC), Gwangju, Republic of Korea
Suwoong LEE
Wildlife Disease Research Team, National Institute of Wildlife Disease Control and Prevention (NIWDC), Gwangju, Republic of Korea
Jae-Ku OEM
Laboratory of Veterinary Infectious Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonbuk, Republic of Korea

Keywords: infectious disease, pathogen, South Korea, wild boar, wildlife

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2025 Volume 87 Issue 1 Pages 115-118

DOI https://doi.org/10.1292/jvms.24-0205

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Abstract

Despite the large wild boar population in South Korea, research on infectious diseases is limited. We investigated the prevalence of infectious diseases caused by Porcine Circovirus Type 2 (PCV2), Aujeszky’s Disease Virus (ADV), Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV), and Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae in 400 wild boars in South Korea. PCV2 antibodies were detected in 223 samples, antigens in 112, and both in 101. ADV and PRRSV antibodies were detected in one and three samples, respectively. M. hyopneumoniae antibodies were identified in 28 samples. PCV2 was detected in all nine regions, M. hyopneumoniae in five, PRRSV in three, and ADV in one. Infectious-disease monitoring is crucial to safeguard wild boars.

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1.Fund name: National Institute of Wildlife Disease Control and Prevention

2.Fund name: National Research Foundation of Korea

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