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. 2015 Jan;79(1):74–78.

Table I.

Seroprevalence against different pathogens in 162 serum samples from feral swine from various states in the United Statesa

Antibodies against Number of positive sera Percentage of positive samples
M. hyopneumoniaeb 32 19.7
PRRSV 4 2.5
PCV2 41 25.3
L. intracellularis 130 80
Salmonellab 80 49.4
A. pleuropneumoniaec 113 69.7
Both M. hyopneumoniaeb and A. pleuropneumoniaeb 25 15.4
a

Samples came from the following states (number of samples): Alabama (n = 23); Arkansas (n = 6); California (n = 3); Florida (n = 21); Georgia (n = 9); Hawaii (n = 26); Kansas (n = 10); Louisiana (n = 8); Michigan (n = 1); Missouri (n = 1); Mississippi (n = 14); North Carolina (n = 9); New Mexico (n = 6); Oklahoma (n = 22). Three samples from another state were kept confidential by request.

b

Suspicious samples were considered to be positive.

c

Animals tested positive to any serotype of A. pleuropneumoniae (multi-App test).