Abstract / Description of output
We surveyed 49 free-living collared peccaries (Pecari tajacu) in Brazil for antibodies against bluetongue virus (BTV) and porcine circovirus 2 (PCV2). Antibodies against BTV were detected in 19/49 (39%) samples. All samples were negative for PCV2. The importance of antibodies to BTV in collared peccaries remains to be determined.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 230-2 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of Wildlife Diseases |
Volume | 48 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan 2012 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- Animals
- Antibodies, Viral
- Artiodactyla
- Bluetongue
- Bluetongue virus
- Brazil
- Circoviridae Infections
- Circovirus
- Female
- Male
- Seroepidemiologic Studies