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; Ji-yun SUNG; Hyesung JEONG; Suwoong LEE; Jae-Ku OEM

doi:10.1292/jvms.24-0205

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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, Ji-yun 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)
Laboratory of Veterinary Infectious Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jeonbuk National University
Rury LEE
Wildlife Disease Research Team, National Institute of Wildlife Disease Control and Prevention (NIWDC)
Dongbin LEE
Wildlife Disease Research Team, National Institute of Wildlife Disease Control and Prevention (NIWDC)
Yeonji KIM
Wildlife Disease Response Team, National Institute of Wildlife Disease Control and Prevention (NIWDC)
Ji-yun SUNG
Wildlife Disease Response Team, National Institute of Wildlife Disease Control and Prevention (NIWDC)
Hyesung JEONG
Wildlife Disease Research Team, National Institute of Wildlife Disease Control and Prevention (NIWDC)
Suwoong LEE
Wildlife Disease Research Team, National Institute of Wildlife Disease Control and Prevention (NIWDC)
Jae-Ku OEM
Laboratory of Veterinary Infectious Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jeonbuk National University

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

JOURNAL OPEN ACCESS Advance online publication

Article ID: 24-0205

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

The final version of this article is now available: Vol. 87 (2025), No. 1 pp. 115-118

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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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